Former PMs have a wealth of experience. Why not put some on the Tory leadership ballot? | Simon Jenkins

It’s grim to think the four candidates are the best Conservative politics can offer. Why can’t others be considered?

Why is William Hague not standing as Tory leader rather than mere chancellor of Oxford? He is hale and hearty at 63. Is David Cameron also over the hill at 57? Come to that, where was Tony Blair, then 66, when the Labour party chose Keir Starmer as leader? Yes they had all “failed” in some respect during their own tenure in government, but they know the ropes and have the wisdom of...