Many ask how Boris Johnson gets away with it. In fact, he has no magical power or noticeable luck. His secret is shamelessness, the understanding that if he does not respect the standards that most people try to follow – such as telling the truth – few have the courage to stand up to him. No wonder it works that way. This is the lesson of his life.
Sue Gray’s response was equal. Not because its content was not shocking, but because expectations were slowly lowered by a series of cynical maneuvers: briefings against Gray, misinformation about key details and the use of the report and police investigation to avoid legitimate questions for months about the prime minister’s actions. behavior, leadership. If the report had been published in January, Johnson would have been in much greater danger.
Strangely, Gray did not investigate the party Johnson attended at the Downing Street apartment. However, her report is humiliating enough. We know that violators have covered up their actions because they realized they were doing the wrong thing. And Johnson not only broke the rules he imposed on the country, he lied about it. Even now, his supposed remorse gives way to vanity. The rules he once presented as vital, he writes off as trivial
Such dishonesty will one day lead to retribution. Tory MPs must decide whether this calculation comes now or in the hands of the electorate later. But if they decide to postpone, many will go down with the prime minister.
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