It's a worse result than that garnered by mister johnson's predecessor as prime minister, teresa may. That was in the context of a genuine, deep crisis over brexed. She won 63 % of the vote but within six months she had been dragged out of office. The broader context is that briton is facing a big cost of living squeezed with a high inflation,. which, again, is nibbling into support for the conservative party. In a letter to his members, he asked for a golden opportunity to put this all ind them and to unite the party. It's now clear that the opposite has happened.