As I cannot see any chance of an outright Tory win with Johnson left in the chair that will surely be the thing that concentrates the minds of their MPs. People have seen through him and I don't think there is any chance of a recovery. If he stays the best they could hope for is to be the senior partner in a coalition, which would be a very difficult deal to make. He couldn't survive that. The others wouldn't accept it.

So I think he will be given a red card, probably quite soon, but perhaps he will be allowed a little more tactical rope.

The next interesting question is who replaces him. We definitely don't need a clone, or another chancer. So not Gove, or Rabb. Nor Truss. Sunak looks favourite but has he got either the necessary all round experience or gravitas? My own choice would be Hunt. He is as honest as the day is long, very experienced, measured and sensible. He would lead differently and could build trust again. He is more the kind of one nation Tory I admire and could vote for. The Brexiteers would hate it, but swallow hard and still vote Tory, on the basis there is no longer anywhere else to go. With Labour all but down and out Hunt could stop, at least some, of the red wall crumbling.

If the Tories want to win they need people like me to vote for them. So choose Hunt.

As I cannot see any chance of an outright Tory win with Johnson left in the chair that will surely be the thing that concentrates the minds of their MPs. People have seen through him and I don't think there is any chance of a recovery. If he stays the best they could hope for is to be the senior partner in a coalition, which would be a very difficult deal to make. He couldn't survive that. The others wouldn't accept it.

So I think he will be given a red card, probably quite soon, but perhaps he will be allowed a little more tactical rope.

The next interesting question is who replaces him. We definitely don't need a clone, or another chancer. So not Gove, or Rabb. Nor Truss. Sunak looks favourite but has he got either the necessary all round experience or gravitas? My own choice would be Hunt. He is as honest as the day is long, very experienced, measured and sensible. He would lead differently and could build trust again. He is more the kind of one nation Tory I admire and could vote for. The Brexiteers would hate it, but swallow hard and still vote Tory, on the basis there is no longer anywhere else to go. With Labour all but down and out Hunt could stop, at least some, of the red wall crumbling.

If the Tories want to win they need people like me to vote for them. So choose Hunt.

I agree, I think actual conservatives think Boris has been an almighty let down....and as someone who supported him taking the leadership I feel that keenly myself.

However, at least he stood up against all those wanting to shut us down over Christmas.....if it wasn't for him I wouldn't have seen my extended family over Christmas.

Yes Johnson is a liar, yes he's a clown and globalist, yes he's a lot of things but there's a lot of media manipulation and control here and if Johnson is replaced I don't want it to be because those guys called for it.

Edited by Stirlingsays (26 Jan 2022 7.01am)

You know precisely what he was saying!

People "like him" are centrist and will migrate to those who they see as having integrity, sensible policies and the statesman gravitas to lead this country.

Boris was always a populist, clinging to the shiniest star, who lacked all the above. He may have had much to say, but those around him were never going to let him say it. He will go down in history as an affable, popular puppet and figurehead for a government that "got Brexit done".

You know precisely what he was saying!

People "like him" are centrist and will migrate to those who they see as having integrity, sensible policies and the statesman gravitas to lead this country.

Boris was always a populist, clinging to the shiniest star, who lacked all the above. He may have had much to say, but those around him were never going to let him say it. He will go down in history as an affable, popular puppet and figurehead for a government that "got Brexit done".