[halya]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/uk/boris-...index.html

London (CNN)Has Boris Johnson lost his touch? That's the question the United Kingdom was asking itself on Friday morning, after the governing Conservative party lost a parliamentary seat in a by-election that it had held for nearly 200 years.

The North Shropshire seat flipped from a 23,000 Conservative majority to a 6,000 Liberal Democrat win. In private, Johnson's lawmakers are talking seriously about how long he can carry on as UK Prime Minister. They are worried this result shows voters are catching onto the idea of tactical voting and that Johnson's ability to lock down Brexit voters might have waned.

The loss comes in the same week that Johnson's own MPs openly defied him by voting against new Covid measures in parliament. Some 99 Conservatives defied the PM.

[halya]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...on-reeling

The shock departure represents another dangerous moment for Johnson, following a series of scandals and a humiliating byelection defeat last week that saw his party lose a 23,000 majority.

Frost’s departure is also another sign of the major fissures opening up within the Tory party.

The peer has been vocal in recent weeks about his concerns over tax increases and the reimposition of Covid restrictions. He is understood to have spoken out against a rise in national insurance to pay for health and social care spending.

He also has concerns about plan B Covid measures, which provoked the largest ever Tory rebellion under Johnson’s leadership.

[Migrant]

Maybe kick out soon.
But who will lead the party?

[cityhantam]

Maybe kick out soon.
But who will lead the party?

Ah Neh : Next UK PM?

[Galilo_l]

London mayor Khan take over 

[halya]

London mayor Khan take over 

[cityhantam]

Now, mutterings are growing louder — could Sunak become Britain's first nonwhite prime minister? Commentators at home and abroad have said it could happen.

A recent opinion poll showed Sunak was the most popular figure among rank-and-file members of the ruling Conservative Party. The same poll gave Prime Minister Boris Johnson an approval rating of minus 10 percent.