Boris splashes out Boris Johnson's prime ministerial ambitions look more distant than ever following his evisceration at the hands of the home secretary Theresa May yesterday. Her thorough demolition of Johnson's case for allowing water cannon in London was as forensic as it was brutal. Once again the home secretary has revealed herself as a politician to be taken seriously and once again Boris has revealed his limitations.
Elsewhere the Labour leadership rumbles on it's apparently endless path, with veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn emerging as a realistic contender for the job. Remarkable private polling seen by the New Statesman suggests Corbyn is in first place with Labour members and that second preferences for the other candidates may not be enough to stop him. The usual rules apply here. All polling, especially private polling should be taken with a freighter ship worth of salt, after the polling disaster we had back in May. If a poll finding is particularly surprising, it's probably wrong. However, the emergence of Corbyn as a serious contender has undeniably placed him under greater scrutiny. The latest question about the Labour leaership canididate revolves around an old tweet he sent in favour of homeopathy. What does it all tell us about the man and the state of British politics?
We also have our analysis of yesterday's prime minister's questions. The Labour leader Harriet Harman was right about almost everything yesterday but yet still lost. We look at how this could be. | 
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