without rhetorical shield, one conservative mp said to me privately at lunchtime today, well, that is all very well, but who knows what she might say, and that could cause no end of problems. then there s the question of what else might emerge. one final thought, it is pretty difficult to remove the prime minister who does not want to budge. we know that because there hasn t been the 5a letters as of yet to lead to a vote of confidence, and evenif lead to a vote of confidence, and even if there was, he would need a substantially larger number than that of conservative mps who haven t been willing to put in a letter to actually vote boris johnson out. been willing to put in a letter to actually vote borisjohnson out. it is difficult for the prime minister, but he is insistent on sticking around and removing him will not be straightforward for those who want to. ., ~ straightforward for those who want to. . ~ , ., straightforward for those who want to. ., ,, , ., , . straightforward for