The next big scandal to hit Johnson, should he not resign before hand.

I think this is key to the refusal to resign.

I know that the Tories are ruthless, and will show no mercy when they see weakness, but this seems to be beyond that. There are unanswered questions about Johnson's meetings with Lebedev, and also about the extent to which Russian oligarchs were laundering money here before the war. There seems to me to be something much deeper than the Pincher scandal going on. I obviously don't know what, but my guess would be something financial - cash for favours/honours - that sort of thing - that the war has made much more serious than it might otherwise have seemed.

There have been so many scandals that ministers were prepared to ignore - why is this situation (awful though it was for the victims) the one to push them into a coup?

I think there is a lot more to come out.

WW2, wishing you better soon.

Lol Esspee ??

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Um ...what benefit to him and this situation does Boris think sacking Michael Gove is going to have...and having Downing Street "sources" publicly calling Gove a snake? I suppose Priti will be sacked next as she has apparently also gone against him now and said he has to go. And will he sack the Chancellor he only appointed yesterday as he has also said Boris should go? At this rate there will be a Cabinet of 1 (Boris) talking to himself ...oh hang on Nadine will inevitably still be there waving the flag!

Ill be shocked should he actually step down.

Glad you are starting to feel better WWMK2, blinking covid19 is rife around here. I prescribe hot blackcurrant, paracetamol and prime ministerial resignation.

It is truly frightening how low our government has sunk but thankfully the end is nigh. ??

Is it though? Or has he set us up for far more trouble with Russia than we'd ever imagine? RichmondPark @ 17.38 might well have nailed it.

Thank you everyone. Beginning to get better now.

Don’t get covid??????????????‍??‍??‍???? ???, plus earache . It’s horrible!

Still completely tired and coughing, but definitely on the mend.

Esspee

Zahawi was appointed yesterday, today the BBC has reported that Zahawi is among the cabinet ministers about to tell the PM to resign. What does that say about his ethics?

I know what you mean but I am wondering if it was a conscious choice to stay in the Cabinet in order to give him access to the PM to ell him to resign? Not sure really!

Hello whitewave , hope you’re ok and good to see you

Is it? Hopefully.
whitewave,hope you’re feeling better

Zahawi was appointed yesterday, today the BBC has reported that Zahawi is among the cabinet ministers about to tell the PM to resign. What does that say about his ethics?

It is truly frightening how low our government has sunk but thankfully the end is nigh. ??

Is he is having a terrific week as he's finally achieved what his Russian friends require of him i.e. chaos, doubt, instability, weakness within government, distraction for the key issues, isolation from the EU and general division and mistrust?

Sorry, he’s compromised in so many ways. I was following the possible Russian compromise

It’s terrifying - is he compromised

It is certainly far more serious. Who knows how compromised he is.

Shock, horror, surprise… he opened his mouth and truth came out. Will he also explain why he made Lebedev’s son a Lord? Or why he delayed sanctioning Lebedev? Or will he continue his close relations with these friends of Putin? This will shake the 1922 committee even more than Pincher’s gropes and fumbles.