text:  He has, and I think in many ways that's his biggest success, because I was talking to Gareth Southgate during a previous role over many years, and every single press conference, every single interview he would do, he would be asked about a major issue, whether it was COVID-19 or what was going on in the government, and he would be expected to give an opinion. And he would always give an opinion. He would always be interesting and helpful and often have a point of view which would