Doodledog
That all presupposes that Cummings doesn’t have another surprise up his sleeve. Johnson is in so deep he might deem it worth trying to wriggle out if it with another bare faced lie; but if I were a junior minister with a long career ahead of me I’d be concerned about a perjury charge ruining my future.
Not an easy position for them to be put in, is it? An honourable boss would spare them the anguish.
I agree. It has been said by many political commentators that Johnson is toxic, and has ruined many a career by association. Allegra Stratton, Lord Geidtz, Brownlow, many of the Downing Street 'civilians'. He has no loyalty, just uses people and discards them. Although I am no fan of Owen Patterson, it is reported that he heard it was all over for him when a journalists broke it to him, Johnson didn't even have the courtesy to phone Patterson to apologise and let him know what was happening. So, if I was a young politico starting out, I would be carefully distancing myself from Johnson on the basis that he will likely throw me under a bus to save himself.