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any deviation from the Boris manifesto is not automatically passed by the Lords
Sure, but Gov't can pack the Lords with new appointees, and successive Tory administrations have done so since 2010. I wouldn't regard it as a particularly strong check or balance against a general drift right of the 2019 Johnson manifesto.
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The thing I take solace in is any deviation from the Boris manifesto is not automatically passed by the lord's. So there's every chance of a GE so truss can have her easy passage on legislation.
Slight boost in polls for new leader, a populist manifesto and if Tory planners claim it's worth the risk. The longer they wait the worse chance of a GE win.