Lineker For PM? Now That's A Pundit Worth Voting For

Could a likeable though lightweight TV personality actually run a country? Yes. Volodymyr Zelensky had no experience of serious politics when he launched his bid for power in Ukraine.

- Simon Walters

It hasn't stopped the former actor and comedian from becoming a respected world leader.

But surely a former sports star could not do likewise? Wrong again. The second most prominent politician in Ukraine is Vitali Klitschko, ex-boxing champion and mayor of Kyiv.

So could Gary Lineker do the same in Britain? At first sight, of course not. But let’s swap fantasy football for fantasy politics. It’s pretty obvious which, if any, party he would lead.

Many pundits believe that if Labour fails to beat the Conservatives at the next election it will be down to their lacklustre leader Sir Keir Starmer. Even now many voters don’t even recognise him. We like what he stands for, they say, but he looks and sounds so boring we aren’t sure we can be bothered to vote for him.