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The one trait those Tory MPs thought they could rely upon was his ability to lie, convincingly.
I mean, he did just that, but because it's not the truth if someone looks into it they'll realise it's a lie. Obviously many people knew he was lying from the start and always, but that's s bit different.
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Astonishingly, I have some compassion for the Tories in these trying times.
When Johnson was elected leader, they knew his character, it was 'fully costed'. The MPs who voted for him were willing to trade their (limited) credibility for the chance of winning a General Election. He delivered, and the Sunday Press was full of stories of a 'decade of Johnson'.
The one trait those Tory MPs thought they could rely upon was his ability to lie, convincingly. He had so much experience of lying, not just to an electorate, but to his ex-(2nd) wife, Tory Leaders, previous employers, just about anyone or any public body that tried to hold him to account.
But, today, we have it confirmed by a committee of his peer MPs, that he is a very poor liar, an inconsistent liar, an unapologetic failed liar.
Add to this his lies to the late Queen over the prorogation of Parliament, and his failure to save his (equally worthless) chum, Owen Paterson, and those same MPs are now, like a deluded punter, clutching a valueless betting slip, wondering what to do next?
We can only hope the indolent liar, after a Summer of excess, on someone else's tab, of course, continues to haunt the Sunak administration and toys with the idea of joining up with Farage to fatally split the Tory vote at the next General Election.