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Them’s the Breaks: Boris Johnson’s Resignation and Britain’s Political Crisis, with Jonathan Freedland, Simon Jenkins and Manveen Rana

Intelligence Squared

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Is He Trying to Stay in Power?

Imle had fought to stay beyond the bounds of dignity. I think, over 24 hours, he was trying to recover some of that dignity. He stayed in ba cause he felt he had a mandate to do so. People have already forgotten that teresa may stayd as prime minister. Only three years ago, while the victories found a new leader, no one raised even an eyebrow because people knew she would abide by the unspoken conventions. So he's not going to play this game normally. And that is why people who know him well are thinking, you don't get the removal men in right now, because otherwise, who knows what this i is capable of?

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