140: Here we go again

It’s been coming for months, now it’s official. Britain’s Christmas election lumbers towards us like a drunken Santa, determined to hand out unwanted presents.

Paul Osbourne and Robert Meakin retreat once again to the election bunker to talk through the opening skirmishes.

Is this more of a gamble for Boris Johnson than many of his supporters believe? Can Jeremy Corbyn repeat his surprise star performance from 2017, and go one step further? What impact will the Lib Dems and Brexit Party have?

And why are so many people, who really ought to have years left in front-line politics, deciding instead to walk away?

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