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Originally Posted by Damien
The Daily Mail seemed more of a Boris backer and then a Liz Truss backer and is less keen on Sunak. They defended Johnson long after most allies had given up, and dismissed the talk of parties whilst running 14 or 15 front pages in a row on Beergate. They backed Truss when Johnson did leave and laid in Sunak a lot for scaremongering on Truss' economic plans before defending her budget for longer than anyone else did.
I don't think it's Starmer they're easier with but instead waiting for Johnson to try and stage another come back.
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Despite appearances to the contrary these people aren’t stupid. Boris isn’t coming back and I doubt anyone at the Daily Mail really thinks he is, even if they write OpEds implying it.
The tabloids liked Boris because he was a winner, he spoke their language and he made headlines that sold newspapers. But they’re not so entranced by him that they can’t see the polling that suggests bringing him back would help the Tories retain the red wall only at the expense of almost everywhere else.
I don’t think the Daily Mail will ever love Keir Starmer but they will find themselves well able to hold their noses and get on with him.