Ralph, this is inordinately kind of you to say! Thanks very much! I’ll continue to keep it up as best as I can 👍

4/4… We know No10 wants to ‘tell a better story’. Can they do that if people think there’s going to be a reshuffle in Q1? So maybe they used a tame scandal they’d long known of to push Haigh out, leaving the door open for a return, and putting in a fresh face before the consultation. (Tin hat off)

3/4… With the promise of a new consultation on the ZEV mandate imminent (Tuesday as I understand it), Haigh would need to be front and centre leading it and the eventual decision out of DfT. It could end up very messy between investors, OEMs and green campaigners.

2/4… Recently, perhaps due to either her non-interest or inexperience, she hasn’t been able to grip the media storm from carmakers. This has meant Reynolds increasingly having to step in to her policy space as carmakers felt ignored by DfT.