His rancid regime rapidly collapsing around him, partying law-breaker and liar Boris Johnson’s days increasingly appear deservedly numbered.
Growing ranks of revolted and ashamed Conservatives acknowledging the charlatan they were happy to cheer might now cost them their seats makes it likelier than ever Tory MPs vote for self-preservation and dump an irredeemably tainted leader.
Nobody should be surprised the Johnson secretly recorded conspiring with a friend to have a journalist beaten up heads thuggish, bullying enforcement of his rule in Parliament.
Intimidation and threats from whips aren’t new yet plots to deprive constituencies of schools and investment unless MPs are obedient lapdogs is collective punishment that would be illegal in a war under the Geneva Convention.
The stench of political corruption is so overwhelming that cowed police forces should be doing what’s right by investigating an abuse of public funds seemingly far deeper than scandals over a £1-billion towns fund nearly all going to Tory areas.
Lying about boozy lockdown parties could do to Johnson what dodging tax did to Chicago gangster Al Capone.
The list of the PM’s heinous offences – terrible Brexit, 170,000+ Covid deaths, economic ineptitude, NHS on its knees, callous welfare cuts – warrant the sack.
Civil servant Sue Gray’s report expected at the end of this week cannot save cynical Johnson, whatever she concludes. It’s too late. His authority’s gone, shot. The court of public opinion’s already delivered a guilty verdict.
Surviving a no confidence vote would be a Pyrrhic victory, Johnson clinging to office not power.
Conservative MPs blowing the whistle on his rotten administration reveal he’s no nice happy-go-lucky chap.
Operation Red Meat’s tossing a few bones without beef, Brits finally seeing through shallow spin and stunts.
Even BBC bashing, screaming he’ll save us a few quid by freezing the licence, will fuel resentment when energy bills soar in April and the PM grabs around £255 from workers on £30,000 by raising National Insurance.
Labour and Keir Starmer’s best bet remains devalued Johnson continuing in No 10.
Could Tory MPs be stupid enough to let that happen? We’re about to find out.
