Out of curiosity, I took a bit of time to look up the earliest example of the phrase ‘a question of when, not if’ being used ...

The town council approved the appointments of Jane Whitmire and Crisi Clark to the Planning and Zoning Commission, with terms ...

This week's session of Prime Minister's Questions brought defence spending to the forefront, with opposition parties pressing Keir Starmer over delays in publishing the government's defence investment ...