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Boris Johnson

The era of the defectors

Ajit Pawar became deputy chief minister, and a handful of MLAs who defected with him were given ministerial posts. The venal move is presumably aimed at foiling opposition unity.

Not above the law

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, welcomed the police investigation, saying “no one is above the law”. “The public rightly expect the police to uphold the law without fear or favour, no matter who that involves, and I have been clear that members of the public must be able to expect the highest standards from everyone, including the Prime Minister and those around him,”

Johnson vs Tories

If Mr Johnson loses a confidence vote, it will lead to a contest to replace him as Conservative leader. The winner would also become Prime Minister. If Mr Johnson wins, he will be safe for a year.

Winston and Boris

Derision and criticism have poured in from all quarters, as the official Covid toll stands at over 1,50,000 deaths in the UK, and the poorly worded defence by Boris Johnson‘s secretary, ‘we thought it would be nice to make the most of the lovely weather‘, has only added to the insensitivity of entitlement, disdain, and revelry, as displayed by 10 Downing Street