She’s decided to stay in the government. Surely she’s totally lost all her credibility.
Does she think that she can help from within? You can’t very publicly threaten to resign and then not do it. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath has quit today, but she stays on.
This piece from BBC News Online speculates as to why she’s performed such an enormous U-turn. We’ve got to remember that in the first place, she threatened her resignation very publicly by phoning the BBC’s Westminster Hour programme. The suggestions range from wanting to be able to help in the aftermath of war, being persuaded by Gordon Brown to remain an ally in the cabinet, or just plain naked ambition (not something to ever dismiss lightly when talking about politicians).
And now I see the latest resignation is John Denham, Home Office Minister.