Boris Johnson, so the joke goes, will always be remembered as the third prime minister to have been brought down by…Boris Johnson. After bringing down his old rival David Cameron by campaigning for Brexit, and then helping to bring down Theresa May by campaigning against her soft Brexit, Johnson then set the stage for his own exit by presiding over the partygate scandal.
And now, last night, that scandal culminated in Boris Johnson essentially jumping out of Westminster before he could be pushed – choosing to resign as an MP before the findings of the Commons Privileges Committee, which has been investigating whether he misled parliament, are published.
I, for one, think both his party and the country would now best be served by closing this chapter
It’s certainly a calculated move: an exit designed to give him a way back into politics should he need one in the future. And it’s classic Boris.
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