Rishi Sunak shows calmness and competence as strikes are suspended - The Yorkshire Post says

Then the Government and education unions agreed to hold “intensive talks” on the issues which have sparked a series of strikes by teachers in recent months, including one in England earlier this week.

Clearly there has been some listening and movement has occured to the point where strikes are being paused.

That is to be welcomed and it appears as though there is a way forward – and good news for patients, parents and pupils, too, despite solutions needing to be found in other sectors.

If a meaningful understanding is found, all concerned should be congratulated for negotiating in good faith and working hard to find an agreeable compromise – the key to any such talks.

In a wider sense, the Conservatives are displaying a couple of things that should worry anyone who is not in favour of them remaining in power: calmness and competence. The Windsor Framework, for example, looks like a remarkable piece of statecraft, and the military submarine deal between the UK, US and Australia can be seen a positive.

After the deceitful, bombastic bluster of Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt – particularly in the wake of the shock that Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss delivered to the economy – are demonstrating the kind of leadership this country has been lacking for so long. Time will tell if the electorate is willing to forgive the Tories for all that has come before.