The Good.

The first Asian PM showing diversity is alive and well, although I do believe it is by accident rather than design. Out of all three runners, he in many respects seems the most adept.

Hopefully no more Rees-Mogg, Coffey or Boris ever again. The question however remains, has the ERG lost it’s control of the Tories? [Europeon Research Group] They have already declared they will not endorse Sunak and remain a very powerful group.

He may however foster a better relationship with the EU, in particular with France bringing a more successful ending to the NI Protocol problem.

The bad.

He’s still a Tory.

He is very right-wing but probably less so than the ERG. In the past, he has shown his true colours with little empathy for those on Benefits.

He is a very wealthy man but the UK does not benefit from that through taxes. His wife and his fortune are registered elsewhere therefore he is likely to continue to favour the wealthy in his policies.

He has been crowned not by the people or even members of his own Party but by a small clique of MPs, this will not go down well with members and could rebound on him later down the line. Many are already calling for a GE.

The very ugly..

The Tory Party is at war with itself, how much mischief his opponents will get up to remains to be seen but it could all get very ugly and we will pay the price. Even with 2/3 of a majority of his MPs, he does not command overall authority within Parliament. All the other 1/3 have to do to bring him down is to either abstain or vote with Labour and many of his enemies are angry enough to do that.

He has but a narrow line to walk. Like Truss, he will have to keep his backbenchers happy, with no hard Brexit. I say that because despite what Boris said Brexit is not done, there are all those rules to deal with. Rees-Mogg wanted to burn them all with nothing to replace them but many were good and protected us from things like food poisoning, and dirty drinking water through to workers rights. You don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!

To do all this and get the economy onto a better footing whilst always looking over one’s shoulder is no mean task. Is he strong enough has he got the character?

Only time will tell but will there be enough time?