The Tory backbench rebellion is a problem of Boris Johnson’s own making | Martin Kettle

Instead of uniting his party behind a firm Covid strategy from the start, the prime minister vacillated, and divided it

If Boris Johnson was a better leader than he is, or if he had more intellectual grasp than he actually possesses, this could have been a week of vindication for the prime minister. Instead, a year after his general election triumph, Johnson is licking his parliamentary wounds, while his authority and judgment are being questioned within his own party as never before.

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