There is only one important question in British politics at the moment. How long can Boris Johnson survive as prime minister, following the resignations of Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid yesterday on Tuesday and the continuing draining away of support among MPs? Only recently, Johnson was publicly speculating that he sees himself staying in Downing Street for another decade. Today, we can more realistically measure his time not in years but weeks, days – and even hours.
In conventional political terms, the case for Johnson to go is more overwhelming than ever. His prime ministership is irretrievably tarnished by scandal, the Chris Pincher debacle merely the latest. Most of his signature policies have not lived up to their billing. He is a vote-loser not the vote-winner his party chose as its leader. In a snap poll yesterday evening, 69% of voters – and a majority of Conservative supporters – said Johnson should quit.
