British Conservatives tend to take down more Tory governments than the opposition. Churchill already commented to a young deputy from his party when he made his debut in the House of Commons: who you have to watch over the most is your own. It is possible that the fact that many of its members are part of the country’s economic elites leads them to consider that they are called to govern rather than serve it. The last three British Prime Ministers, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, have ended up being pushed over the edge by the Conservatives themselves. Presiding in the UK has become a risk sport.
Boris Johnson has finally decided that he has no room to continue, although his replacement will not be effective until the beginning of the autumn, because, beyond the fact that the holidays are untouchable for this privileged political caste, it is no less true that they need time to present candidacies and choose the most appropriate candidate. In this case, there will be a tough battle, because there are many applicants. Among the best placed are Defense Minister Ben Wallace, the favorite according to the bets; the ex-Economy Minister Rishi Sunak, who was the favorite until the news broke that his rich Indian wife had used a legal trick to pay less taxes, and Liz Truss, the Foreign Minister, who is supported by the toughest wing of the match.
Johnson stays in Downing Street until there is a new leader. He has tried to resist, but even the resilience of tough guys has a limit. Now it is what in the United States they call a lame duck (lame duck), the name given to the president who occupies the White House in his last term when the substitute has been elected. Bill Clinton, who was a funny guy, asked his friend, comedy producer Phil Rosenthal, to make a video of this waiting time, where it was seen that he did not pay attention to him or his dog. Boris Johnson is also a joker, but he has had to put up with so many jokes in recent days that he has lost the desire to joke. The best, an image of him in the wine department of a supermarket where someone has placed a sign that reads: “Office Supplies”.
