that they will also believe is possible a credible improvement on tory promises critical labor have started making firm policy promises they will inevitably more uh at the party conference that'll be next weekend now after that it's down to communicating it clearly but johnson's position is still surely untenable long term he was made leader to get us out of the eu and deal with brexit he's done that or he's done as much as he's going to do anyway he hasn't resolved brexit there was no tidy end but neither is there going to be he is now in theory surplus to requirements they don't need him for anything else the only reason he's still in charge is because they cannot think of anyone who would definitely stand a better chance in an election and that's it he's there to win votes all there is to it sonak gov rob hunt they're not especially charismatic the conservatives remember NUMBER_TOKEN how they lost their majority because their leader at the time lacked charisma they were riding high in the polls they expected to win a larger majority they lost what little majority they had because theresa may had no charisma at all they will fear going to the polls again with such a leader if they had someone with the charisma of johnson but also the competence of a real leader johnson would be gone in a heartbeat but if the con if the polls continue to look bad for the tories if they come to the conclusion that johnson is definitely finished as far as the public are concerned they'll have to take a punt they'll have to try someone else they're just not in that position yet so johnson is hoping that maybe getting some competence into government will help restore his fortunes but this reshuffle of johnson's was clearly still about prioritizing loyalty over competence there are competent tory mps available for these posts yes it's a much more limited pool due to the purge in NUMBER_TOKEN but there are still some that exist there are even a couple still in cabinet that johnson didn't go for more of them is a clear sign of weakness why surround himself with toadies whom he can rely upon not to stab him in the back if he felt secure as leader remember last year when he was also facing open questions about his leadership in the party dominic cummings leaked information that boris johnson was planning to step down next spring because he couldn't afford to live on the prime ministerial salary of five times the national average well spring came and went we're now headed to autumn of that next year he's now talking about wanting another decade in charge none of this oh i can't afford a nanny nonsense it was all just to ruse i said at the time tories don't like assassinating their leaders or at least they don't like to be seen to so any move that convinces them that they don't need to that their intended victim will just jump of their own accord work they go okay that's fine you just resign then they'll give you time no problem and it did work but the only explanation for failing to increase the average iq of his cabinet can only be because he fears the questions are going to get louder again they're not public yet i've
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