Though the Liar King survived final month’s confidence vote amongst Tory MPs the hazard will not be over for the PM. Subsequent on the agenda is the election of the 1922 Committee government committee and if anti-Johnson MPs do effectively within the MP election then it might show to be troublesome.
The brand new government might amend the principles that at present give a frontrunner a 12 months’s grace after surviving a confidence vote if the need is there.
There’s discuss of a ministerial reshuffle and right here Johnson could possibly be susceptible if what bold Tory MPs find yourself getting will not be in step with expectations raised by the PM when he was lobbying laborious forward of final month’s vote. Those that lose posts within the re-shuffle may additionally be added to the anti-list.
Nonetheless, although, the percentages on a 2022 exit are solely 38% – a way down from what they have been.
Mike Smithson
