Boris Johnson’s last set piece speech today was typical him. There were references to Ladybird books, attempts to blame the last Labour government, not much detail but lots of optimism about how things are about to get better.
Johnson has so dominated British politics these past few years that it is hard to imagine it without him. (Of course, he won’t disappear – which will cause its own problems for his successor – but he’ll no longer be PM). As I say in the magazine this week, his absence will reshape the political landscape because his presence defined it.
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Keir Starmer has relished attacking Johnson, but he must now pivot. In normal circumstances this would pose a problem for Labour strategists: they would find their guns trailed on an opponent who was no longer there.
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