To me it seems like he can't or doesn't want to confront what's directly ahead of him, so he's spinning this story about what might happen someday, to take his and Labour's mind off it. (See also the nothingburger of Healey's speech).
@DrMatthewSweet Funny but you did miss out the two decade directorship at Harrods and … let’s face it … deeply improbably testimony of Dodi and Di more than a summer romance https://t.co/LiEYtTVidF
@RyanSoapKing25 I’d like to Jojo rotated into the judging panel, Motsi and Shirley sashayed out, Josh upstairs in the Clauditorium and Emma promoted to Head Gel
@RyanSoapKing25@bosdovja92 I’m starting to think there’s credence to the theory they needed to keep him another year until there’s a vacancy on the judging panel