News emerged today, that the Queen has enquired how she can, or cold, sack the Prime Minister.
The UK constitution is a complex thing, but it turns out, and those who read here will know, that the role of PM is a gift of the Monarch, if it is believed the leader of the majority party in the Commons has the confidence of the House.
I think it is fair to say, Johnson does not have such confidence
No matter what you think of Johnson, and what he has done since being appointed, the Queen refusing to appoint his as PM would have been extraordinary. And yet, allowing Johnson to be appointed, then Parliament going on a five and a half week recess without that confidence being tested was probably a mistake.
Even allowing for that, Johnson has lost all sever Commons votes. A new record beating the previous holder, a Alexander Boris de Piffel Johnson who lost six in a row.
Seems that unelected unaccountable powers that the Monarch might have and use to sack Johnson is somehow a problem, but wielded by Johnson, they would be OK. Apparently.
At their conference, the Tories are outlining a massive spending spree, which begs the question as to where is the money coming from, and why not before the 1500 or so poor souls who died thanks to austerity over the past nine and a half years?
That magic money tree is being harvested pretty darn hard.
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