So the parliamentary Conservatives no longer want Iain Duncan Smith as their leader and have risked the wrath of the constituency members. Duncan Smith always had the look of the night watchman about him and so his removal at some point was always on the cards, what has been a surprise however is the stepping aside of the major contenders for Michael Howard. Maybe they realised that the next leader will also be a caretaker and to be Tory leader now excludes the chance of taking residence at No 10 at the next election. Expect the Labour party to quickly remind us of his job history as a key member of the rather dodgy Major administration and Ann Widdecombes comments about Howard having ‘something of the night’ about him. Ironically it maybe this lack of media friendliness that will do for him in the end, but we should also remember that the constituency party members with their blue rinses and coffee mornings have long memories…