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Re: Boris Johnson is in deep trouble -- even his own party is turning on him

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (0)
Wed, 15 Dec 21 8:26 PM | 31 view(s)
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I see this as two different things.

1. There's a plot to oust him, as often happens in Westminster politics. But as far as I can tell, the story about parties turned out to be piffling from the perspective of his own involvement.

2. The general public is on the side of taking covid precautions. But a lot of people in his own party have had enough of lockdowns. So that makes things hard.

More generally, the attack on his competence misses the forest for the trees. He did very well on Brexit, wonderfully well on vaccines and the economy is recovering. So he's done well on big ticket items. But he seems to have fewer friends than he needs at the moment.


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Boris Johnson is in deep trouble -- even his own party is turning on him
By: clo2 in ALEA
Wed, 15 Dec 21 5:06 PM 		Msg. 44165 of 54959

Boris Johnson is in deep trouble -- even his own party is turning on him

London (CNN)Boris Johnson suffered the worst crisis of his premiership on Tuesday night, as weeks of scandal and sleaze culminated in a mass rebellion by many of his own Conservative lawmakers.

While the government ultimately won a series of votes on new coronavirus measures, it did so through the indignity of relying on opposition votes. A total of 99 Conservative Members of Parliament defied Johnson, obliterating his 79-seat majority and leaving Johnson exposed.

The question on lips in Westminster is now: How bad is this for Johnson?

In a word, very. The past two weeks have been dominated by reports that he and his team held social gatherings in Downing Street in winter 2020 while the rest of the country was under coronavirus restrictions and such gatherings were illegal.

more:
http://www.cnn.com/2021/12/15/uk/boris-johnson-scandals-vote-loss-analysis-intl-cmd-gbr/index.html

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