Rishi Sunak wants to present Britain’s Conservative Party as competent. Boris Johnson’s departure, and three attendant messy by-elections, revive the sense of shambles
did not go quietly. He never does. The former prime minister resigned from Parliament on the evening of June 9th, after reading a report into whether he knowingly lied to his fellows about the extent of illegal parties on his watch during lockdown. Rather than leave with dignity, Mr Johnson went on the offensive, accusing enemies of an establishment stitch-up. “There is a witch hunt underway, to take revenge for Brexit and ultimately to reverse the 2016 referendum result,” wrote Mr Johnson.
Now the Conservatives face three by-elections, which the party could easily lose. Nadine Dorries, a Conservativeand an ally of Mr Johnson, quit her Mid Bedfordshire seat earlier on June 9th after she did not receive a peerage in Mr Johnson’s resignation honours. “We had a number of conversations over the last 24 hours,” said Ms Dorries on her contact with Mr Johnson. “He knows exactly what I’m doing.
Yet Mr Johnson has a knack for stealing attention. He has hinted at a comeback, declaring that he was sad to leave Parliament “at least for now”. Freed from the constraint of being an ostensibly loyal backbench, Mr Johnson can cause chaos, aided by commentators who cannot resist writing about one of their own. While he causes a fuss from without, he inspires loyalty among enough acolytes to cause trouble from within Parliament.
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