One argument we'll hear re #partygate: you can't lose a PM during Ukraine war. But Mrs T was ousted by her MPs shortly after the Iraq invasion of Kuwait and during the Gulf War, in which our troops were deployed (unlike Ukraine). 1/4
It will be said you can't have a gap during a leadership contest but Johnson was out of action with Covid during our greatest peacetime crisis and, frankly, government carried on without missing him under Dept PM Raab. I 2/4
It'll be said that it is unconstitutional to unseat a PM with such a large electoral mandate. Or there is no time for a successor to establish themselves before the next election. But Thatcher had a landslide victory. Major took over mid-term and won the next election. 3/4
In a time of national crisis we need a leader who can be trusted by the electorate to do the right thing. It is especially important that 'we're all in it together', not one rule for them, another for us. Knowing your word is your bond is key in international relations too. 4/4
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