At the centre of Johnson’s woes is a Conservative Party riven by the English Nationalists who follow blindly and the one nation Tories who feel that Johnson and his Cabinet are not fit to lead or direct Government. Take these comments from significant figures on the left and right of the Party.:
First, Rocco Forte, the hotelier whose views sit firmly on the right of the Party: “He was elected to deliver Brexit and win an election, which he did, and he’s probably the only person who could have done it in the way it was done,”…. “But those of us who supported him expected him to build a competent team around him as he did when he was mayor of London, and govern effectively. That just hasn’t happened. And the reality of this government is that it’s not a Conservative government.
“If you’re running a business, you don’t feel this government is behind you in any way. That’s what a Conservative government is supposed to be about. Unless he changes tack and does something about that – I don’t think people on the right of the party, like me, will put up with this.”
Then there’s this from the elder statesman on the left of the Party, Chris Patten: [The] “Johnson cult still hanging on”. He described the government as “shameful and seedy”. “The most depressing thing is I’ve been watching interviews with ministers this evening….and the titles alone are so depressing. Jacob Rees-Mogg, minister for Brexit opportunities. If ever there as a contradiction in terms it is that. And nobody should ever see the words ‘Nadine Dorries’ and ‘culture secretary’ in the same sentence.”
None so blind …..
