How Long Can The PM Rely On The Backing Of His Party?
The Independent|April 14, 2022
At first glance, it seems Boris Johnson might survive this latest revelation in the long-running Partygate scandal.
Sean O'grady
How Long Can The PM Rely On The Backing Of His Party?

The few Tory MPs who withdrew their letters to the backbench committee calling for Johnson to quit are not changing their mind. Andrew Bridgen, for example, has repeated his belief that the war in Ukraine means this is not the moment. Even Roger Gale, one of Johnson's most trenchant critics, and someone who still thinks the country would be better off under fresh leadership, wants to pause the procedure for the time being. A bogus argument about war preventing a leadership change seems to be working, apparently meaning that the leadership of the Conservative Party is tied to the relative strengths of the Ukrainian and Russian armed forces.

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