Desk Diary - // It's not the trip itself that has got so many people bent out shape, it's who has made the trip.
The ire over this non-event is purely political. //
I think exactly the opposite is true.
The massive backlash heaped on Mr Cummmings for his action is not because he is a Conservative, it is because he is at best seriously bad at understanding the mood of the country about his behaviour, and at worst, a cynical manipulator and bender or rules that he helped to formulate, for his own personal benefit.
The vast majority of people would not care if he was a Moonie - it's what he's done, not who he works for.