Wannabe prime ministers are nakedly ambitious to run the UK, but why? That is the burning question | Stefan Stern

As Starmer, Burnham, Streeting, Rayner, Polanski and Farage line up, I say ambition for power is no bad thing. It’s what they would do with it that counts Ah, Mr Burnham, come in, take a seat. Mr Streeting, good to see you. We’ll also be interviewing Mr Starmer, then Ms Rayner; Mr Farage and Mr Polanski come in this afternoon. So, this prime minister job: what are you in it for? That’s how I would do it. The “what are you in it for?” question gets to the heart of personal ambition. Of course ...

By Stefan Stern