The Partygate Saga both in Downing Street and the former prime minister’s weekend retreat of Chequers was no unfortunate accident for Boris Johnson . Partygate was symptomatic of the chaotic and laissez-faire of Boris Johnson’s “style of management”.
Boris Johnson’s government had laid down strict rules that everyone had to obey. Yet Johnson saw himself as above such restrictions. Such an attitude was deep rooted.
A master at Eton had earlier stated in a letter to Stanley Johnson that the youthful Boris “sometimes seems affronted when criticised for what amounts to a gross failure of responsibility.” “I think he honestly believes that it is churlish of us not to regard him as an exception, one who should be free of the network of obligation that binds everyone else”.
But the arrogance and entitlement of Partygate did not come alone.
Johnson was forced to resign as prime minister by his own Cabinet and MPs following his failure of judgement in seeking to stop Owen Paterson’s suspension from Parliament for lobbying for companies that paid him more than £500,000. This combined with Johnson’s decision to make Chris Pincher a deputy chief whip despite being told earlier of allegations of sexual assault by Pincher.
Despite such a turbulent history, when Lyn Truss’ premiership imploded, Johnson cut short his Caribbean holiday to throw his hat in the ring for the Tory leadership. He expected enthusiastic support from Tory MPs on his arrival which did not materialise. He had made no plans, he had no team for his leadership challenge.
Once again, arrogant and entitled!
Former Tory leader Ian Duncan Smith said when the potential leadership contenders were jockeying for position and vying for votes, “he certainly found himself struggling and begging for votes. That was demeaning really.”
Boris Johnson had not realised through his lies and repeated judgement failures, he had frittered away his political capital.
Johnson’s resignation honours list was yet another unedifying spectacle. Honours for cronies like Jacob Rees-Mogg alongside awards to his hair dresser and dog walker! Maintaining the trademark dishevelled hairstyle despite a thinning thatch must have been very demanding!
Minister Grant Shapps said recently “I think the world has moved on from what was quite a dramatic period.”
There are some Johnson loyalists but few Tories would contemplate a resumption of the chaotic and disorganised mess that was the Johnson government. Boris Johnson is Yesterday’s Man!
Andrew Milroy
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