Why do Conservatives like Johnson?

I don’t think John Major was a philanderer but it’s an accurate word for Boris Johnson. I find the word mistress quite quaint but I suppose if it’s used correctly it’s used to describe a woman that a man is having a relatively long term relationship with whilst married to and living with his wife. Edwina Currie could be described as a mistress but Diane Abbot and Carrie Symmonds not so. I think on the whole I prefer serial monogamists to serial adulterers

Three times married Corbyn has his ex-mistress in his shadow cabinet ! He can't sack her because she knows too much.

As long as he delivers on Brexit I don’t care about his sex life.

The women concerned are over 21y.

What does the philandering ex-Prime Minister John Major have to say about having a mistress whilst leading the country? At least Boris is separated and getting a divorce!

craftyone could you explain to dim old me how the Brexit party could take over when they have no MPs and no one who has any Govt experience?
I assume you must be believing there will be a GE and the Brexit party will have enough majority to form a Govt. Will be interesting to find out what their other manifesto points are.

Doesn’t seem only conservatives are drawn to Johnson, several threads , many posts just to talk about him

From all I have heard on the radio today and in some papers, the Conservative faithful and quite a number of Conservative MPs are rapidly falling out of love with him.

www.businessinsider.fr/us/poll-muslim-islamophobia-among-conservative-party-members-boris-johnson-leadership-2019-6?fbclid=IwAR3ylAP16QLKkh2o9kpy_t03ahQtnQZjRvJAF29cj1vRmgOAxgyJTUm6VYo

It seems to me that Boris is burnt out but party members will still be voting for him, last chance for the cons on october 31 or the party will be toast as will labour. Brexit party will take control and uphold democracy

We were hoping for a miraculous charismatic person to emerge. Not many will vote for the non entity who has endangered the nhs, no matter how shiny and healthy he looks

Sad state of affairs

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/sensational-email-tory-boss-alleges-16798626

They used these tactics in the House of Commons, but they should learn that it is the politics of the corrupt if they try to use the same tactics throughout the U.K.

What? Blink! I missed his plan.

And it only day 2!!!

It seems far from obvious that we should leave now we know that leaving would trash our economy, endanger our NHS, compromise our security and irrevocably damage our standing in the world.

Plan what plan? It passed me by.

His plan for getting us out of the EU, which he related yesterday, did sound good. Perhaps he should be PM just until we are finally out. Not that I want us out. I am a remainer, but obviously, it's got to happen now.

Someone on Radio 4 this morning said that Boris is a shy person! Who knew?!

Thanks for the link Ginny the article is very revealing. The man's a clown and a fraud. People should be warned before it's too late. He has no principles but has used his priviledged background' clownish persona and 'way with words' to distract from the truth that he is, as Eddie Mair pointed out to his face "a nasty piece of works"

WWM2 I agree. I think his was a very poor performance that evening, full of waffle, subterfuge and bluff.

He's being buoyed up because Tories think he will help them fend off Farage. I imagine the logic is that people think he's a bit of a cad, but will bring us out of the EU by hook or by crook and prevent wholesale defection to the BP.

I read this article and wondered how on earth is he favourite in the race for the highest and most prestigious job in the country, when his behaviour should be an embarrassment? It's all a huge confidence trick and as this article reveals he has a deep seated problem with Brussels.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/24/the-empty-promise-of-boris-johnson

Not read any of the thread but I'd like to say, in reply to the OP question, that not all of us do.

I’m sure his gilt must be wearing a bit thin. His hustings performance was something to behold. Grim isn’t the word.

Yes Grany, but no one seems to care about what he's done and I am at a loss to understand why. People continue to adulate the man capable of those acts highlighted in the video. We can keep repeating them, but obviously 160 Tory MPs are unconcerned about his record of lying and homophobia and racism. Amazing isn't it?

This sums him up pretty good.

twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/status/1141223229543112704?s=20

Perhaps they would like to do the things he does?

A lng time ago we had next door neighbours (semi) whose marriage was clearly hitting the rocks. We heard many a one way screaming match (wife) listing the husband’s many failings. Never any other noises and we were never worried for anyone’s safety. But two years ago a row erupted at the house opposite with much noise inside and out in the street. It felt worrying - we called the police but they never came and everyone seemed OK next day. None of my neighbours was running to be PM just to be clear.

I may have been that concerned too, we may have gone round to make sure all was OK, but not recorded it or gone to the papers.

I would have just listened with my ear to the wall and possibly a glass tumbler

That marked the end of Cecil Parkinson's career. He was demoted, not promoted to the top job because of it.