later. i think we can speak to the journalist christopher hope now, which just should be setting up journalist christopher hope now, whichjust should be setting up his line. firstly, what is your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? is that the face of your reaction? fair enough! on the way home we hear he has resigned on the way home we hear he has resigned from parliament. governments were given zero notice of their governments were given zero notice of their so governments were given zero notice of their so it governments were given zero notice of their so it was told in the what s of their so it was told in the what s up of their so it was told in the what s up as. i understand boris johnson what s up as. i understand boris johnson is what s up as. i understand boris johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to johnson is known africa. he s not in the uk to wipe up this mess. he wants the uk to wipe u
house sitting mp p promised a seat in the house of sitting mp p promised a seat in the house of lords. it s too far away to vet. fast forward to yesterday, when boris vet. fast forward to yesterday, when borisjohnson received vet. fast forward to yesterday, when boris johnson received the privileges report back on whether he lied to privileges report back on whether he lied to the privileges report back on whether he lied to the house of commons and then fast lied to the house of commons and then fast forward to today, nadine dorries then fast forward to today, nadine dorries held a long conversation with senior people in downing street when she with senior people in downing street when she was told she is not on the last but when she was told she is not on the last but has when she was told she is not on the last but has been approved by this approval last but has been approved by this approval group. she then announced at four approval group. she then announced at fo
no longer sustain and administration. so he can say well, that wasn t my fault. but in the end it was the liz truss event that caused the conservatives real difficulty and puts them in a situation where the moment even under mr sumac, somewhat less unpopular he has done his party, the road back to being able to win the next general election looks like a very substantial charge indeed. it s not all mrjohnson s fault, but i think mrjohnson does need to recognise at least what it was, partygate, and the fact that frankly his interpretation of what the party did or did not allow, although that interpretation may be honest, was so much at variance with what most of society was following including of course those painful decisions that people faced of not being able to visit loved ones with dementia and the care home, not being able to attend the funeral of even your married partner, that was so
unrivaled ability as a campaigner. however, your ability as a campaigner does ultimately rest on whether or not the public are going to believe you. after two years, and office, when the conservatives i ve never been behind labour in the polls, quite remarkably, once partygate hit, then indeed yes, the party did fall behind in the polls. now, it s true by time he had left office the party was around eight or nine points behind. but was not potentially recoverable because mark yes. was it recoverable under mr johnson because mark not necessarily given the view that the public had then formed of him. but of course much of the primary responsibility for the fact that the conservatives are now so far behind in polls doesn t abide with rishi sunak but his immediate predecessor, less trust. of course she only got the opportunity because tory mps effectively brought mrjohnson down through the mass resignation from the government which meant he could
they think there is a plot to bring down boris johnson this time last year~ down boris johnson this time last year~ it down boris johnson this time last year. it started with a resignation from year. it started with a resignation from cabinet and then of course we do know from cabinet and then of course we do know that rishi sunak quit as chancellor, and then 60 colleagues resigned. chancellor, and then 60 colleagues resigned, forcing the pace on mr johnson s resigned, forcing the pace on mr johnson s partnership and ending that in johnson s partnership and ending that injuly last year. the view which that injuly last year. the view which is that injuly last year. the view which is gathering among his supporters who i speak to on the back supporters who i speak to on the back benches, that was a plot to bring down borisjohnson. that will be denied. bring down borisjohnson. that will be denied, of course, by 10 bring down borisjohnson. that will be denied, of course, b