{"id":219900,"date":"2022-07-06T09:55:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=219900"},"modified":"2022-07-06T15:51:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:51:22","slug":"boris-betting-can-uk-pm-survive-mass-resignations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/boris-betting-can-uk-pm-survive-mass-resignations\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Betting: Can UK PM Survive Mass Resignations? Probably Not, Say Bookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson<\/a> is now odds-on with bookmakers to leave office this year. That\u2019s after his latest misstep caused 27 (at the time of writing) ministers and aides to quit in protest at his leadership.<\/p>\n

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Boris Johnson reportedly described key ally Chris Pincher as \u201chandsy,\u201d adding that this was \u201ca problem.\u201d But he gave him a key position in government anyway. (Image Herald Scotland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Labour\u2019s Sir Kier Starmer, the leader of the opposition, said pointedly on Wednesday that it was a case of \u201csinking ships fleeing the rat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MPs are angry about Johnson\u2019s handling of sexual misconduct claims against a chief ally, Chris Pincher. In what may be a case of nominative determinism, Pincher resigned last Thursday as an MP and Conservative Party deputy chief whip after admitting he got wasted at Piccadilly\u2019s exclusive Carlton Club, where he was accused of groping two men.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Since this revelation, six separate allegations have emerged about Pincher\u2019s past misconduct. These allegations include that he made unwanted advances to fellow members of parliament and a former Olympic rower.<\/p>\n

Pincher by Name<\/strong><\/h2>\n

But why are these accusations Boris\u2019 fault? Johnson claimed last week that he did not know Pincher had been investigated in 2019 for misconduct allegations when he appointed him to the role of deputy chief whip last February. But in 2020, Johnson reportedly described Pincher as \u201chandsy\u201d in a conversation with aides, which he added was \u201ca problem.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, the PM admitted in a BBC interview that he did know of misconduct complaints against Pincher before appointing him to the role. Within minutes, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Health Sajid Javid quit. Both were key members of Johnson\u2019s Cabinet, and their resignations prompted further walkouts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Javid said that “Treading the tightrope between loyalty and integrity” had become impossible.<\/p>\n

Final Straw<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The affair, in isolation, would probably not spark mass calls for a prime minister\u2019s head. But for many in Johnson\u2019s party, not to mention the electorate, it\u2019s the final straw.<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s tenure has been rocked by revelations of boozy parties at 10 Downing Street, the PM\u2019s London residence, during the coronavirus lockdown, and by subsequent lies to cover them up.<\/p>\n

In May, Johnson\u2019s Conservative Party suffered crushing defeats in local elections. The populist PM has never been less popular. Last month, he narrowly survived<\/a> a vote of no confidence, when 42% of his own party voted against him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1989, a very similar split of the vote in a leadership contest prompted \u201cIron Lady\u201d Margaret Thatcher to step down in tears. But that\u2019s not Boris\u2019 style.<\/p>\n

According to his press secretary on Wednesday, Johnson believes he has grassroots support, and it\u2019s business as usual. The bookies aren\u2019t so sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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