So when will Boris Johnson actually leave 10 Downing Street?
For months now, almost every day has seen a new scandal associated with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Government. Surely his time is up?
Last weekend, I had a friendly bet with a good friend. My friend said that Johnson would be gone by Wednesday, but I thought that he wouldn’t. So it’s Thursday and Johnson is still in No 10.
I rarely make political predictions and, when I do, I’m usually wrong = but let me try …
I think that Johnson is going to survive the Metropolitical Police enquiries and the Sue Grey report, but that the killer blow will be the local government elections when Tory MPs will finally understand that Johnson is now a vote-loser big time.
So I venture to suggest that Boris will announce his departure some time over the weekend of 6-8 May. Let’s see …