Zac, I doubt they are burying their heads in the sand , they are saying what they have to in such a dire situation. After this election , scrap the labour party as it is now, start all over again. New leader to start with.
Ritchie knew full well who both of them were. He was playing dumb so as not to get cornered into making political statements.
My friends in Labour insist that Watson has been "up to something" for a while and is some kind of mastermind. I don't think he has lived up to his reputation at all. He seems to me like a terrible deputy.