Boris Johnson is fond of history - the boyish, fun bits about wars, Empire and plucky Brits winning against the odds and what not. He particularly fond of Winston Churchill and really, really fond of matching himself up against Winston Churchill.
Only, he is comparing himself to the wrong World War 2 Prime Minister.
Today over a hundred of his MPs voted against him, on the absurdly important issue of How We Stop People Dying Of COVID. Which - since we're talking about Johnson here, never one to miss a chance point to history and claim he's somehow being Churchillian - smells a bit like the Norway vote. Though Chamberalin won the vote, the rebellion undermined his authority and he felt he could not continue as Prime Minister. So he resigned which resulted in Churchill becoming PM.
Only, of course, Johnson is in the role of Chamberlain here, not Churchill. Though it is doubtful that he has the wit, honour or decency to follow Chamberlain's lead and step down when faced with the reality that he is not up to the job.
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