[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It's a tough one. I personally think that if he feels Trump's presence would be significantly disruptive in the HoC (and let's face it, it might be) then it could technically be considered within his role to not allow it to happen.

On the other hand, his explicit reasoning is NOT that and he is citing his own personal opinions of Trump. Now, I *do* happen to agree with him on those opinions... however... I can't pretend that this represent political impartiality and that is quite clearly listed as being one of the fundamental aspects of the role. Essentially, in regards to his opinions, he agreed to keep his mouth shut when he took on a job that specifically requires neutrality.

I do however think he needs to be reminded of that and given the opportunity to reign it in. "May should sack him today" is reactionary and would be, to me, a frankly worrying echo of Trump's tendency to simply "get rid of people" when they disagree with him politically. He's done it more than once already and he's been in office for only a few weeks. A leader surrounding themselves with "yes men" to achieve their ends is not a good sign.

By the same token a leader shouldn't allow a colleague to embarrass them publically in this way, PM's questions will be a must view on Wednesday.