Gone are the days when Boris Johnson’s biggest win for the Conservative Party since 1987, with Margaret Thatcher.
He is now considered the one who has caused the greatest division among the Tories, confirming this theory the result of the motion of censure with 211 in favor and 148 against.
Today’s British press, even the most pro-government, speaks of a “wounded winner” and an “inglorious victory that deeply divides the Conservatives”, with many articles adopting various scenarios leading to Johnson’s resignation.
Indeed, the civil war within the party is escalating. In the Financial Times on Tuesday, one of the rebel MPs anonymously stated that “Johnson’s insistence on not resigning leads us to a guerrilla war as it now turns out that we should kill him and not just injure him.”
Reports say that the tactic to achieve this in the coming months is to sabotage any government proposal coming to the British Parliament while looking for ways to change the regulation that gives Johnson one year immunity after his victory in yesterday’s vote of no confidence.
Boris Johnson insists that the time has come for the “real work” and the achievement of his pre-election agenda in the distant 2019. We would certainly say that not only the time has come but it is also imperative.
The hidden aces of the “vulnerable” prime minister
Early this morning, he convened a cabinet meeting to thank his colleagues for their support and said emphatically that “I am drawing a line on the issue of voting and will now focus on what really interests the British people”, continuing with the plans for the next government moves.
And the British Prime Minister really has hidden aces up his sleeve with the promotion of the pro-conservative agenda from Thursday already.
The start will be with the expansion of the program to facilitate the purchase of housing “Right to Buy”, which was started by Margaret Thatcher, while within the month, “embrace” with the Minister of Finance Risi Sunak, will announce financial interventions with emphasis in reducing taxes.
In fact, Johnson is soon expected to make a reshuffle, before closing the British Parliament for the summer, in an effort to build new balances within the party.
Now, if all this is enough, it will be seen in the next several challenges that Johnson has to face, such as the inoculated elections in two English constituencies on June 23 and the shock of October that includes the party congress, the budget submission and its results. The latest investigation into the “Partygate” and whether the British Prime Minister finally lied in Parliament.
Zoe Katzagiannaki, London
Source: Deutsche Welle
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