At the beginning of June, former Attorney General Eric Holder pitched up at the Politics and Eggs breakfast which has been a feature of New Hampshire politics for 23 years.

The breakfast at Saint Anselm College on the outskirts of Manchester is an essential stop for anyone nurturing presidential ambitions. 

Donald Trump was a speaker in November 2015.

Ostensibly it is an opportunity for political figures to “discuss critical issues” facing the US with local business worthies, but in reality, this is normally little more than a fig leaf.

Mr Holder is reported to be “considering his options” over whether to join what is expected to be a crowded Democratic field.

He is the second member of Barack Obama’s…