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The Tory Nightmare: What Happens Now?

The Owen Jones Podcast

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Boris Johnson Could Survive Politically, Even if He's a Prime Minister

Boris Johnson could still survive potentially as a political project. But his ratings are, people I think at the moment in the Conservative Party remember the final flourishes of his premiership. So it would take quite something for Boris Johnson to start losing big votes in the House of Commons. He certainly won't want to stand if he looks like he's going to lose very badly amongst MPs. Do you think there'll be a section of Tory MPs who just will never resign themselves? Rishi Sunat, they're basically gardeners of backstabber who brought down or helped bring down Boris Johnson. All governments ultimately die.

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