Rishi must project a positive image of a prosperous post-Brexit Britain and then resell it with passion.

BORIS Johnson needs no encouragement to get behind the Tories and Brexit.

In his first major domestic political interview since leaving Number 10, he’s in typically encouraging form.

He declares Labor cannot be trusted on Ukraine, warns Sir Keir Starmer he will pull us back into the EU and insists the Tories can erase a 29-point deficit by the next elections to win.

BoJo may have been shaky about the nuts and bolts of government.

But as he shows in his TalkTV chat, he can inspire voters with his vision.

In contrast, Rishi Sunak is unparalleled in detail, a vital skill in stabilizing the nation through economic turmoil.

As we approach the third anniversary of Brexit, his government announces a new wave of investment opportunities.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps stresses that billions of dollars in investment have been freed up since we broke away from Brussels three years ago.

“These new powers allow us to make legislation that benefits the UK economy,” he says.

“There are now thousands of these emerging quietly and steadily every day.”

That’s good news, but the Tories need to get their message across quickly and clearly if they are to convince voters who are fed up with a party mired in scandal and accusation.

Rishi must project a positive image of a prosperous post-Brexit Britain and then resell it with passion.

It’s a tough question when inflation and taxes are high due to war and Covid.

To do that, the prime minister may need to uncork some of his predecessor’s do-it-yourself spirit.

Home station bound

THIS winter’s crisis has chillingly highlighted many chronic weaknesses in the NHS.

The government’s emergency and contingency plan aims to address some of its most serious weaknesses.

Freeing up beds filled with elderly patients who could just as easily be cared for at home has been one of the long-term bugbears.

Anything that defuses this scandalous deadlock is a step in the right direction.

But given the billions of pounds that have already been thrown at the NHS, this is a band-aid.

The battalions of well-paid health care managers should have solved such problems years ago.

For his long-term health, the NHS’s inept bureaucracy needs major surgery.