The massive drawback the PM and his staff have this afternoon is that yesterday’s by-elections have been worse for the get together than expectations. Inevitably the main target is on whether or not Johnson can survive.
He’s certainly lucky that there was a confidence vote on him two and a half weeks in the past and underneath the present guidelines there can’t be one other one among this parliamentary get together till June subsequent 12 months. On the time of this month’s vote, cynics have been suggesting that Quantity 10 had pushed for it to occur as a way to keep away from one within the instant aftermath of the by-elections. Possibly or possibly not however the timing appears mighty handy.
Allow us to remind ourselves that the principle purpose CON MPs gave Johnson the management two years in the past was that he was seen as an election winner. That notion appears very completely different now.
An enormous drawback is that the size of the defeat in Tiverton and Honiton was properly past even probably the most pessimistic expectations. My greatest wager was getting 6/4 on Wednesday on the LDs profitable with a majority of greater than 3k. The precise hole was 6,144.
Already a former CON chief, Michael Howard, has referred to as on him to step apart and we now have had one huge resignation.
An fascinating weekend for Tory MPs.
Mike Smithson
