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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 7 June 2022 - Sunak supports Johnson in public
Description: The Prime Minister survived a vote of no confidence last evening, as his critics were unable to garner sufficient support to oust him from office.
Boris Johnson will know that his critics have gone away, and although he cannot now be challenged again for a year, his performance will remain under intense scrutiny.
That having been said, for all his faults, Johnson is considered to be the Conservative’s trump card in elections. It would now be considered foolhardy for rebel MPs to challenge him again, unless there is another scandal of the magnitude of Partygate between now and this ti...