Boris Johnson's parliamentary career looks all but over after MPs endorsed a damning report that found he repeatedly lied about Partygate.
In a final humiliation for the former Prime Minister, only seven MPs voted against the Privileges Committee report - and even his most ardent allies like Nadine Dorries and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg skipped the vote.
Mr Johnson dodged the recommended 90-day suspension from the Commons by quitting as an MP in a fit of rage days before the report was published.
He has now been blocked from holding the parliamentary pass granted to ex-MPs.
The once triumphant PM is now out in the cold, just three and a half years after he won a landslide election victory for the Tories.
After a furious public spat with Rishi Sunak, who he accused of scuppering a bid to put his cronies in the House of Lords, Mr Johnson appears to be retreating from frontline politics to lick his wounds.
A source close to Mr Johnson told the Times that he wanted to de-escalate tensions with the Prime Minister, and was resigned to "watching and waiting" before he makes his next move.
“He’s moving into a different phase,” the source said.
“He wants to de-escalate tensions with the Government. He believes that his long-term interests are best served by refraining from agitating.
"He’s in watching and waiting mode. But all of this is conditional on the Sunak Government leaving him alone.”
It comes as a marked contrast to his blistering resignation statement earlier this month, where he accused the Privileges Committee of being a "kangaroo court" and said he was leaving Parliament "for now".
So what's next for Mr Johnson now he's no longer an MP?
Trousering cash and writing his memoirs
Mr Johnson has been raking in the cash since he left Downing Street in September by giving lucrative speeches around the world.
He raked in an eye-watering £239,000 for a speech in Nigeria in March, when he joked he didn't deserve his Partygate fine.
He earned nearly £5 million in his first six months out of office, including a £510,000 advance for his political memoirs.
Mr Johnson still hasn't finished his book on Shakespeare, which was originally due to be published back in 2016.
He's also taken on a high-profile newspaper column with the Daily Mail, which is expected to earn him £1 million over two years.
Mr Johnson no longer has to declare his earnings now he is no longer an MP, meaning he can receive financial support from wealthy pals without scrutiny.
Playing the global statesman
Mr Johnson is said to regard Britain's support for Ukraine as one of his key legacies as Prime Minister.
He struck up a friendship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while in No10 and has since been keen to continue banging the drum for Kyiv around the world.
Mr Johnson met Republicans in the US last month - including disgraced ex-President Donald Trump - where he discussed support for Ukraine's war effort.
Sniping from the sidelines
The ex-PM has supposedly called a truce with Mr Sunak, who some of his allies blame for Mr Johnson's downfall.
But he could still stir up trouble if he decides that life away from politics is a bit too dull for his taste.
The Mail column offers him a major audience for his musings - and the newspaper will want their money's worth from their top columnist.
Mr Johnson wrote regularly for the Daily Telegraph after he quit as Foreign Secretary in 2018 in protest at Theresa May's Brexit strategy.
His ramblings were pored over during this period as Ms May battled unsuccessfully to get a deal through Parliament.
Mr Johnson still has support among Tory grassroots and a band of staunch - and deluded - allies. If the Tories continue to struggle in the polls, their attention may turn back in his direction.
A political comeback
Mr Johnson said he was leaving Parliament "for now" in his resignation statement, prompting intense speculation that he could go for another seat.
But the path to power is more complicated now than when he quit as Prime Minister last year.
A flurry of by-elections are looming but Mr Johnson isn't expected to run in any of these snap contests.
He could go for a seat ahead of the next election if he thinks the Tories are tiring of Mr Sunak but Tory HQ would have to select him as a candidate.
Mr Sunak is unlikely to want his old boss back in the Commons making his life a misery.
Mr Johnson could wait until after the election and cast himself as the saviour of the Tories if they lose to Labour.
But leading the Conservatives in opposition could be a thankless task and one Mr Johnson might not fancy.
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