>> his north west durham seat being abolished i suppose the risk is for, for pr purposes , risk is for, for pr purposes, for, for image purposes, for the tory party. what if the sort of red wall champion in the north east picks a cosy seat in the south? >> well, that's exactly what's going to happen, isn't it? and that will look very bad up there. also, i suspect we will see some more tory mps announcing in the next few days they're standing down, which will be hugely disruptive for the local association and the local party. they'll be appalled and angered because it means they've got no chance to get a candidate in who is known to the electorate. and of course, they always say incumbency is worth, what, maybe 1000, maybe 2000 votes. so i think we will see some resigning . there is i'm some resigning. there is i'm fascinated by chris hope's saying that some tories were putting in letters of no confidence to the chairman of the 1922. well, i saw graham brady, chairman of the 1922, at an event last night, and i asked him about that. as ever, infuriatingly, he was inscrutable and discreet