Inside Boris Johnson's post-Brexit bubble, where he's king of his party but cut off from reality | Analysis by lukemcgee
Drivers have been lining up at gas stations hoping to fill their cars, something made difficult by widespread fuel shortages. There are fears that that the cost of heating is about to surge, that more people will financially struggle to feed themselves, and that labor shortages will threaten food supplies at Christmas.
" Poor oppositionCNN asked multiple government officials, including cabinet ministers, why the very real problems facing the country were not being discussed at all. Their replies all pointed to the fact that -- as they see it -- if an election were held tomorrow, Johnson would win comfortably. "The party, the members, we are all unified around a personality who keeps winning on his own terms. It's absolutely intoxicating to be part of," said one government official.
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