The Tories appear to be out on the attack today. Why would they be feeling so thin-skinned?
Is it because on Monday they tried to cut universal credit in the middle of a pandemic and were shamed into a rethink? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/18/ministers-consider-climbdown-over-ending-universal-credit-boost
Ministers consider climbdown over ending universal credit boost

Potential move comes amid pressure from a series of Tory MPs to extend the £20-a-week uplift

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jan/18/ministers-consider-climbdown-over-ending-universal-credit-boost
Or could it be the mess the PM got himself into over a culture war he started? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-in-a-culture-war-of-their-own-over-the-meaning-of-woke-l6p59mm23
Tories in a culture war of their own over the meaning of ‘woke’

Downing Street sought to redefine the word “woke” this afternoon amid increasing confusion at the top of government over the wisdom of its culture wars strategy.When asked about Boris Johnson’s stance

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-in-a-culture-war-of-their-own-over-the-meaning-of-woke-l6p59mm23
Maybe they hope it will deflect attention from hundreds of thousands of criminal records lost this week? https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/150000-arrest-records-accidentally-wiped-23323043
150,000 arrest records accidentally wiped in massive Home Office tech blunder

Labour demanded answers over the staggering tech error, which affected people who had been arrested and released without further action

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/150000-arrest-records-accidentally-wiped-23323043
Perhaps they feel ashamed that they whipped their MPs to support trade deals with countries involved in genocide? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55723163
Government narrowly sees off Tory Commons revolt over genocide

But the rebellion on the Trade Bill is not over, with a further vote expected soon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-55723163
Or maybe they would just like the public to forget that for all their tough words about Russia they have taken no action disrupt the dark money that sustains the regime?
Maybe, it’s time they just got on with the job?
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