The only question for Labour now was whether Theresa May would perform another U-turn. ‘We honestly thought they would turn up,’ a source in Corbyn’s office said. Many Tories later wished that she had done so. It would have delighted the media for May to appear at the very last moment, walk on stage even as Rudd was being mic’ed up and say, ‘I’ll take it from here.’ However, the prospect of a grand gesture was never seriously discussed that day in Tory Central Office. None of the campaign commanders believed the prime minister would have made a good fist of it, still less have consented to
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