Ignominy of committee appearance and feeble Brexiter rebellion suggest ex-PM has run out of road, but allies disagree
The article suggested the “distant sound of a fat lady singing” could be heard in the corridors of power as Johnson was questioned over whether he had lied to parliament over Partygate, and MPs simultaneously voted on the Northern Ireland protocol deal. His plans for aAfter the hearing, centrist Tory MPs shared a sense of relief. “I think he’s done,” one said. “The hearing reminded everybody of the chaos that he could unleash again on the party and the country.
But even his own supporters don’t think it could happen any time soon. The former business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg said: “The idea that people like me are waiting for an opportunity to shoe-horn Boris in is crazy. To change leader again would be hara-kiri as far as the Conservative party is concerned.
However, Rob Ford, a professor of politics at Manchester University, said most Tory MPs appeared to be belatedly catching up with a public who had viewed Johnson as “a busted flush” for more than a year.
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