One obvious upside of the Prime Minister’s big announcement.

I was preparing to discuss Tory gains in Leicestershire with Nick Ferrari on LBC radio in London at the crack of dawn. I’d already set my alarm clock for 6am.

But when the biggest story of the week broke yesterday afternoon, the station’s news schedule rapidly had to change.

I managed to have a snooze until 8am after all…

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