When I stood on the Leeds Arena stage on General Election night smiling at my victorious opponent, Andrea Jenkyns, the one consolation in my mind was that I would not have to endure another five years of David Cameron’s sneering put-downs from the despatch box.
Who would have thought that just eighteen months later, Cameron would out of his job and joining me in post-politics retirement? I always knew that if the Tories got a majority I would lose, but I never expected it to happen. When you reflect on what came next, there is only one conclusion: neither did David.
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