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Opinion: Is Johnson Finished?

Opinion: Is Johnson Finished?

18/01/2022
                                                     A photo from today's Sky interview with Beth Rigby 
                                                             

With many sources describing the end of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's premiership as a case of 'when, not if' there is a growing consensus among the British population that the blond Etonian is finished. In the wake of the Downing Street 'Partygate' it has unveiled an unprecedented low for the Tory party. At this moment in time it is all but certain that Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister is all but over. With scandal after scandal, diabolical PMQs after diabolical PMQs and painful interview after painful interview- is this it?

This afternoon has to have been one of the worst for Johnson, with the key blow being Beth Rigby's slaughterous interview of him. In a North London lab, he began to cry his ignorance on the 'Bring Your Own Booze' party in May 2020. He claimed that he did not know that what was happening was a party and that he was only present for 25 minutes to thank his staff in the gardens of Downing Street for all their hard work during the months defined by COVID-19. With his unironed shirt and tie messily tucked into said shirt, he also began to apologise relentlessly and thank key workers for their efforts during the same period of time.

However, it is more than clear that this is just a short-term excuse to save the skin of Conservative politicians until the Sue Gray report, mentioned as a skapegoat throughout the interview, is published. The clear standout lie from Johnson is his adement ignorance of it being a party and that he wasn't warned that it was happening. From the leader of one of the most influential nations on Earth, this is more than unacceptable. Anyone who can't recognise an alcohol fuelled party within 25 minutes is not fit to be a leader in any capacity, let alone the Prime Minister. Throughout the interview, in true Johnson style, he constantly tried diverting attention away from the matter in hand to his go to success topics such as urging people to get booster jabs. With the vaccine rollout being the Government's only major success during the pandemic, it is Johnson's go to argument to get him out of an argument. However, it doesn't work. The former Bullingdon Boy clearly takes the British public for fools. The entire quarter hour interview is riddled with lies and deciet. He clearly thinks the population, especially the Red Wall voters who he promised to repay, are idiots. For those of us who aren't in the upper 1% of society, we have all been stabbed in the back on live television by the government elected by us, the people.

But in this ever more likely scenario of Johnson going, who is fit to replace him? It is clear that the issue would not be solved by removing Johnson exclusively. The major issues that are present are deep-rooted in the party, especially at the top. The candidates with the most chance of succeeding Johnson are likely: Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and Dominic Raab. But are any of these actually viable or any better? Truss' interviews are the subject of much ridicule, such as her displeasure at the U.K's importation of cheese. Sunak is the son-in-law of a billionaire, meaning he is even more out of touch with the British population than anyone else. Gove is notorious for his drug use in his youth and is generally seen as unfit to lead. Finally, Raab is just overall a weak, self-serving politician. His deciet and inability to answer a question in an interview follows the exact same formula as his would-be predecesor.

So overall, it is clear that the Johnson Government's time is up. They are 13 points behind Labour and the public have had enough, they have to go in some way. At this moment in time, a General Election would be ideal, but life is not that favourable. The situation would be marginally better if a slightly less dreadful leader would be brought in, but in the current Conservative front bench there are very few. The likely solution would be replacing horrendous with slightly less horrendous. It would be the equivalent of replacing Stalin with Khrushchev.

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