Second time lucky Rishi Sunak

What a whirlwind success story for Rishi Sunak. He thought he would beat Liz Truss for the premiership but lost. Then Truss resigned and he started to fear that Boris Johnson, hurrying back from his Caribbean hols, would pip him to the post and return as prime minister. But Boris did one of those things which no one had anticipated. He realised after hours of talks with Rishi and others that while he might have a sporting chance of getting the necessary 100 Tory MPs to support his candidature, he would face nothing but problems if he returned to Number 10, including being accused of lying over the wretched Partygate (Christmas drinks during lockdown) scandal. So sensibly he decided to back out and leave the job to Rishi. So second time round the Asian Brit wins the top job at the age of just 42. It was surely the right decision. He has the treasury knowledge to get our economy back into shipshape condition. The global markets will be pleased. At last things are looking up. How Rishi is going to sort out the mess we don't yet know but Jerermy Hunt, chancellor (still), has laid the foundations and, of course, Truss has gone. She won't be given a Cabinet post I predict and can now spend more time with her husband who never had enough chance to find out where he was allowed to go in Number 10 before he and his wife were booted out. Such is the life of politicians and their spouses. King Charles III will be relieved. I am sure he was dreading having to welcome Boris back as prime minister and will be delighted that someone of Rishi's origins from his beloved Commonwealth is now in charge.