Boris Johnson resigns as an MP - the bombastic political career that came to a bitter end

His time in Number 10 was one of the most tumultuous of any prime minister. His rise to power demonstrated his mastery of the art of winning and surviving scandals against the odds. But as the crises grew, his luck finally ran out

After his landslide general election victory in 2019, Boris Johnson looked unassailable as prime minister. 

His majority of 80 marked the end of the parliamentary logjam over Brexit, the Labour Party had collapsed into bouts of infighting and critics within his own party were silenced.

 

The Conservatives had elected him leader months earlier, not because he had demonstrated a particular aptitude for government in his previous roles, but because they thought he could win where others could not - and he delivered in emphatic style.

 

Johnston only resigned because he was given the select committee inquiry report in to his behavior during partygate yesterday, which stated that he was to be given a punishment of more than 10 days suspension which means he would be sacked as an MP. Rumour has it he will stand at the next general election as an independent candidate in Henley on Thames where his new home is.

But the long knives are out already.  Sunak returned Johnston's original honours list of 100 names and told Johnston to reduce it. The next list had 50 names but only 48 were accepted. Names removed were a knighthood to dear papa and a peerage to his squeeze Nadine Dorries The original plan was for Dorries to take up her lordship immediately triggering a by-election. As that plan was scuppered Dorries had to resign to trigger the by-election. Why they want by-election. Dorries seat is a previously safe Tory seat, if there is a large swing away from the Tories vote, or heaven forbid they lose it to the Lib Dems, the Nat C division within the party can say that Sunak is not the person to lead then into the next general election and should be replaced. This will appeal to the MP's who are in marginal seats and will probably lose their seats at the next election. Of course the original plan to replace Softie Sunak with Bozo the clown has disappeared.

 

19 minutes ago, stratocaster said:

Johnston only resigned because he was given the select committee inquiry report in to his behavior during partygate yesterday, which stated that he was to be given a punishment of more than 10 days suspension which means he would be sacked as an MP. Rumour has it he will stand at the next general election as an independent candidate in Henley on Thames where his new home is.

But the long knives are out already.  Sunak returned Johnston's original honours list of 100 names and told Johnston to reduce it. The next list had 50 names but only 48 were accepted. Names removed were a knighthood to dear papa and a peerage to his squeeze Nadine Dorries The original plan was for Dorries to take up her lordship immediately triggering a by-election. As that plan was scuppered Dorries had to resign to trigger the by-election. Why they want by-election. Dorries seat is a previously safe Tory seat, if there is a large swing away from the Tories vote, or heaven forbid they lose it to the Lib Dems, the Nat C division within the party can say that Sunak is not the person to lead then into the next general election and should be replaced. This will appeal to the MP's who are in marginal seats and will probably lose their seats at the next election. Of course the original plan to replace Softie Sunak with Bozo the clown has disappeared.

 

Only the voters can sack the MP.

The process as follows 

Select Committee recommend 10 day suspension.

Parliament has a vote to suspend or not .

10% of voters required to request MP recall.

Only at this stage the MP would be sacked.

Bojo a victim of Covid IMHO.

Johnson has no one to blame but himself for his downfall.

Same old conservative disdain for the law or notion that it only applies to the common people. "Let them eat cake".