The pound made gains on early trading as Boris skulks back to the Caribbean.

Doesn't he have a job to go back to? One that pays a high salary, much better than teachers - and they are not allowed to randomly take weeks off in term time.

Regular jobs, like taxes, are for little people, MOnica, not for the likes of Johnson.

I think he might well resign as an MP, anyway, before the Privileges Committee reports.

MaizieD, I think you have a good point there. The sooner he is out of politics the better.

I think history will see him as a damaging and disastrous force in politics. From the time he decided to support Brexit, not a decision, of principle, but one reached after a period of consideration as to supporting which side would best further his ambitions, he has barrelled through the Conservative party like a giant wrecking ball. Lying, cheating, and somehow getting away with it until this summer.

As I have said elsewhere, I think his decision to stand down came after private polling showed a lack of support for him among the electorate and although he claimed 102 supporters among MPs. Only 57 had declared themselves, and I suspect a lot of the remaining 45 'supporters' were vague admissions that they were considering voting for him. The kind of remark you make when you are trying to fob off someone egregious.

He's been out of the country most of the summer. Surely there should be a ban on MPs holidaying when Parliament is sitting? Hunt was in holiday in Belgium. Not as if there's anything much going on.

he has barrelled through the Conservative party like a giant wrecking ball. Lying, cheating, and somehow getting away with it

Just as he has all aspects of his life really.

Doesn't he have a job to go back to?

M0nica looking at his outfit in the photo my guess is he has a second job as a children's entertainer in the Caribbean ?

Has he actually flown back to the Carribbean? It wouldn't surprise me.

Clowning Around, why come back if he had no intention of standing, more attention seeking.

To a certain extent, I blame the press for giving airtime to the speculation that he could re run as PM, I suspect it started as a remark by one of the more desperate red wall MPs who are only in their jobs because of Johnson, and from there the whole thing seemed to have snowballed into a farce where we even had BREAKING NEWS of him arriving back from his holiday. This whole episode has been, unbelievably, even more unedifying than I thought possible, with Nadim Zahawi taking the prize for turncoat and backstabber of the week.

I suppose that when it all goes wrong over the next few months/ years, he can say that they should have elected him...

MaizieD- absolutely the game plan.

I really think that Boris's flush is now completely busted. His support base is shrinking, almost entirely gone in the country, though he obviously still has some stalwarts believing in him and if he had any more supporters for leadership than the 57 who declared for him I would be very,very surprised.

He is yesterday's man. Another has-been like Cameron and Blair. His main aim now is to keep the money rolling in and I think this little performance has more to do with that than becoming PM again.

I actually suspect that you are right, MOnica, but I don't think it would stop him trying to stage a come back at some time...

He is a wonderful example of a narcissist in every way. It was laughable to hear he had 102 backers but couldn’t name them all! Not difficult as it was all fabrication. One can imagine him getting Richie Sunak and then Penny Mordaunt to meet him so he could offer them a super job if they stood back and he got elected. He must have been on fire of fury when they decided to forgo the wonderful opportunity of a life time! He usually gets his own way. As for those I’ve heard say Rishi Sunak is a snake because he Boris in the back when in his cabinet. Well Boris has a history of doing that so as the saying goes, what goes around comes around! I so hope this endless drama is now over and this country can try and get back some of the respect it had before these buffoons got into power.

Meant stabbed Boris in the back

MaizieD

Regular jobs, like taxes, are for little people, MOnica, not for the likes of Johnson.

I think he might well resign as an MP, anyway, before the Privileges Committee reports.

Thought you got less money if you resign??

As far as I’m concerned, Boris was long overdue for a good stab in the back, to start the getting-rid-of-him process, and if Rishi had the guts to be first, good on him.

Too many of them are IMO gutless wastes of space, concerned largely with hanging on to their seats, and keeping in with/sucking up to whoever might be dishing out better paid posts.

I will confess to being nominally cheered by the fact that they’ve finally stopped faffing and put a very swift stop to the ludicrous, drawn-out shenanigans. After last time I was dreading it going to the Tory party members.

I agree, TerriT. Unedifying in every respect. and yet some voters hanging on his every word. sheesh, I just DON'T get it.

Couldn't find any news re him flying back (yet?)