Starmer Is Edging Ever Closer to His Boris Moment

When Boris Johnson’s turbulent premiership was finally terminated in the summer of 2022, the political execution was conducted by a firing squad formed of his own cabinet.

Over 40 dramatic hours, a succession of top government figures declared their unwillingness to keep serving a prime minister most voters had long concluded lacked honesty and judgment. By the end, Johnson had lost 50 ministers including his chancellor of the exchequer and his education, health and work and pensions secretaries.