QUENTIN LETTS: I'm working my socks off, said Rishi. Which was not quite true because you could see them beneath his jolly short trousers

QUENTIN LETTS: I'm working my socks off, said Rishi. Which was not quite true because you could see them beneath his jolly short trousers By Quentin Letts for the Daily Mail Published: 22:46 BST, 29 May 2024 | Updated: 23:11 BST, 29 May 2024 e-mail View comments Rishi Sunak was in Devon standing next to a Jackal 3 military vehicle with mounted general purpose machine gun and a 50-calibre Browning rifle. After journalistic prompting, he climbed into the driving seat, still talking earnestly about his apprenticeships policy.

Elements of the press corps further encouraged him to climb behind a gun and take pretend aim. 'Sunak on campaign trail aims at Labour poll lead with all guns blazing.' We could have done something with that.

But Rishi wouldn't agree. The only thing he shot was a filthy look, at your sketchwriter for making so coarse a suggestion. With Mrs Thatcher, it would have been hard to stop her letting rip with hot lead.

Boris Johnson would have driven the thing into a pond. Sir Ed Davey, the Norman Wisdom of this election, would have contrived to fall off while shouting, 'Mr Grimsdale!' Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride (right) talking to community members during his visit to The Drewe Arms Community Pub, Exeter, Devon, while on the General Election campaign trail QUENTIN LETTS (pictured): Is Rishi vulgar enough for this campaigning lark? Is Rishi vulgar enough for this campaigning lark? The venue was Dunkeswell Aerodrome near Hon.