Focusing on oratory is what got Obama elected (similar to Bill Clinton). Public personas is one thing. Policies, ability to make deals and compromises, and navigate constant conflict scenarios and environments is quite another.

There is a long and storied history of media personalities winning elections due to popularity. Examples: Reagan, Trump, Zelensky (Ukraine), Imran Khan (Pakistan), Schwarzenegger, the list is endless.

List of actor-politicians (international):

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L…

Having said that, almost anyone is better than Sunak, and I do like George Galloway's stances on foreign policy and geo-politics, but do find him conservative in many areas.