Open AccessIs the Position of Boris Johnson Safe?
Author(s) -
Elena Ananieva,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
seriâ analitičeskie zapiski instituta evropy ran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2713-3303
DOI - 10.15211/analytics43520214955
Subject(s) - house of commons , mandate , cabinet (room) , dilemma , treasury , political science , position (finance) , popularity , law , face (sociological concept) , political economy , politics , sociology , economics , history , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , finance , parliament , social science
Since November, the highest echelons of the Conservative Party have been involved in a series of scandals – violation of the rules of lobbying, anti–covid measures, donor contributions to the party treasury – which also affected PM Boris Johnson. The ratings of the ruling party and the head of the Cabinet began to decline rapidly, and the authority of B. Johnson as leader is questioned by the parliamentary fraction and the public. The popularity of the Labour Party and its leader K. Starmer has risen amid the crisis in the ruling party. However, the Tories face a dilemma – changing the party leader, and, consequently, the PM, can put early general elections on the agenda so that the new leader confirms his mandate with the voters. Will the Conservatives take risks in difficult times, having a significant majority in the House of Commons?