Whatever Boris Johnson does now, what is clear is that he'll be hurling rocks from the sidelines at a prime minister he's determined to destroy
Cue frenzied speculation about whether he might find another seat to come back in before the next general election. Whatever he does now, what is clear is that he'll be hurling rocks from the sidelines at a prime minister he's determined to destroy.
Having received a copy of their report a few days ago, he'd clearly decided to quit rather than suffer the humiliation of being sanctioned and potentially suspended as an MP through a Commons vote. So when his honours list was secured and published, it was time for Mr Johnson to go.Tory MP pays tribute to Johnson
"There was an expectation that MPs would try to avoid the highest sanction, that they have gone there means it must be pretty bad," says one Whitehall figure, who believes that the privileges committee has been unanimous in its verdict against him . But it's equally true that this close to an election, Conservative MPs don't want to stoke division - with a nod to the old adage that divided parties don't win elections.
That's not to say Number 10 isn't worried by an unleashed and furious Mr Johnson determined to settle scores, but, as another person put it:"He is one man, the party is more than that and we sometimes lose sight of that in the Johnson circus."But the criticisms Mr Johnson has levelled at Mr Sunak - justified or not - are potent.
after another key Johnson backer Nigel Adams announced he too was quitting Westminster with immediate effect
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