A monstrous in-tray awaits Boris Johnson’s eventual successor
Dealing with it may be beyond an exhausted Conservative Party
Boris johnson’s premiership started collapsing to the sound of “Zadok the Priest”. On July 5th, beneath the windows of Downing Street, the bands of the Household Division were conducting the Beating Retreat, an annual parade marking the closure of camp gates at nightfall. One hour before, Rishi Sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, and Sajid Javid, the health secretary, had resigned. In the offices of Whitehall, all hell was breaking loose. On the square below, immaculate precision.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The wreckage he leaves behind”
Britain July 9th 2022
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