Boris Johnson may have been cast by his supporters as a “big dog” – but many of his fellow Tory MPs see themselves as frogs.
They use the analogy of the amphibian which, placed in a pot of boiling water, would immediately leap out – but finds itself withstanding incredibly high temperatures if the heat is turned up more slowly. In this case, the gradually rising temperature is the drip-drip of sleaze, cost of living crises and Downing Street parties.
