Come What May

Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn closely resemble their respective parties' members and voters, who are in turn devoted to them.

The problem is one third of Conservative MPs and the huge majority of Labour ones.

So one third of Conservative MPs, and the huge majority of Labour ones, need to start praying for an early General Election. 

Otherwise, the Deselection Express is coming down the tracks, and they are going to be thrown under it.

A breakaway party, you say? Well, how did the original SDP work out? How is UKIP working out? What does it tell you that the latest version of the SDP now matters more than UKIP?

117 MPs is around one in six members of the House of Commons, and not very far off one in five.

As if somewhere between 11 million and 13.2 million people in this country were at least broadly in agreement with Andrew Bridgen or Jacob Rees-Mogg. Who are they? Where are they?

This level of overrepresentation is as grotesque as the underrepresentation of those who are at least broadly in agreement with Jeremy Corbyn.

All in all, believe in Theresa May's departure when it happens, and not a day before. Even then, it will be for someone of her own political mind.

And why not? Two thirds of Conservative MPs, and the huge majority of Conservative members and voters, are just like her.