The council-house kids of the remain and leave campaigns, Sadiq Khan and David Davis, bared their teeth this week – but neither had much bite
Stuff Eton and the spectacle of overeducated posh boys from country estates squabbling over Brexit. On Thursday, both camps unleashed their inner ruffians from the council estates to see if either man could raise the quality of debate or earn himself an Asbo.
First up was Tooting’s Sadiq Khan, making his official London mayor debut in the geopolitical big time: remain or leave. Self-absorbed Londoners might regard that as the geopolitical little time compared with repairs to the Hammersmith flyover or a new disco in Dalston. Mayor Khan had braved a roadworks-inspired traffic jam to fulfil his promised remain speech for David Cameron. But he was in his inclusive (not Zac) mood. “London, Britain, Europe”: their destinies are intertwined, was the message.
