Isn't UK Politics brilliantly funny
Most of the names we constantly read about are pretty much 'deadwood' when it comes down to the actual running of the country. If things don't go the way they like they're either off and running to sit on the other side of the circus, or hiding underneath the seats at the back.
Let's be honest here, a Parrot nailed to a perch could win the Clacton by-election and it would make absolutely zero difference to anything.