Boris is in a bit of a pickle at the moment.
We all know the correct thing to do was fire him, but…
I have always been of the belief that Boris wanted the title of PM, but not really the position, which is actually the polar opposite of the position of Prime Minister. With the quantity of ducking, diving, defence and deceit at every turn at the moment, this is now looking more certain. Being the UK PM is relentless; look at May, she was only in the position for a blink of the eye, but it noticeably aged her, why anybody would aspire to that position is crazy in my eyes.
Boris has set his office up rather like the US president does, with a chief of staff who does most of the graft and filters out the irrational (which is probably most, ATM). Dom Cum is Boris’ chief of staff. He is a very clever tactician, as was proven by the vote harvesting stunt he pulled for ‘Vote Leave’, the education reforms he did while he was stapled to Gove (no comment on whether these were good!!), etc. Without Cummings, Boris will be a lost puppy and will be until he has found a replacement, so he will try hang onto Dom, probably safe in the knowledge that there is 4.5 years to sort it out. I, think though this could be his Waterloo.
Ironically, getting Brexit done may be the worst thing for Boris. With having so many traditional labour voters who held their noses and lent him their vote at the last GE, many will have forgotten/forgiven Keir Starmer for his remainer leanings and start to go back; but Boris has to get it done, it was all his campaign spoke about and if he doesn’t, they’ll go back anyway.
As I see it he is in a lose/lose situation and it’s totally of his own making! A large majority must do that to some.
Politically interesting times indeed.
