The only glimmer of light for Johnson's team is that while a big majority are furious about partygate a growing minority buy the "we need to move on to other issues" line.
Unfortunately for No 10 the issues people want to move on to are cost of living and the NHS.
Unfortunately for No 10 the issues people want to move on to are cost of living and the NHS.
As for "cost of living" today's announcements from Sunak will do relatively little to cushion the blow of 7% inflation; higher interest rates, and higher taxes. Plus benefits caps/freezes biting ever harder.
No real political opportunities there for Boris.
No real political opportunities there for Boris.
And as for the NHS - waiting lists are at their highest ever levels. And public confidence in recovery has fallen through the floor.
https://twitter.com/benatipsos/status/1489189627785322499
You can see why they want to talk about Ukraine as much as possible. But the bigger picture here is there are no escape routes here for Johnson that allow him to build any kind of positive momentum. Just more crises and reasons for Tory MPs to get upset.
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