Boris Johnson Off to a Roaring Start

Contra his many detractors, some of whom I greatly respect, I think Boris Johnson will prove to be a great Prime Minister. Both on politics and policy, he is brilliant. And I am pleased beyond even my expectations with his start. 

He has cleaned out most of the Wet/Damp/Remainer Tories from his cabinet and significantly upgraded.  Don’t take my word for it.  Scottish MP Pete Wishart has given a glowing endorsement:

Boris Johnson’s nightmare Tory government is shaping up to be the worst since Thatcher – packed full of extreme Brexiteers and rabid rightwingers who want to drag us back to a bygone era….

This is a Tory cabinet from hell, which Donald Trump or Nigel Farage would be proud of…

Sounds good to me! Labour Lefty John McDonnell also gives it a heartfelt endorsement, calling it “the most right-wing cabinet in my lifetime.” I am particularly pleased that Jacob Rees-Mogg is now on the front bench.  Watching him is already proving to be as fun as watching Boris.

If he is “Victorian values,” then we are amused!

Teresa May and her failure theatre has been a drag on the UK and has come precariously close to giving the world Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn.  Boris Johnson is the remedy to pull the UK and the Tories out of the May morass. Granted, his margin in Parliament is so narrow thanks to May and treacherous Remoaner Tories, he may have to call an election.  But if he can’t pull off Brexit and a UK revival, I don’t know who can.

And, as a bonus, it will be great fun to watch.

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How significant is Johnson’s transformation of the Parliament [It's too late to edit it now, but I meant Cabinet, not Parliament.]?

The clear-out of 17 ministers easily eclipsed Harold Macmillan's 'Night of the long knives' in 1962, when he sacked seven members of the Cabinet.

Tory MP Nigel Evans, who is a supporter of Mr Johnson, said it was 'not so much a reshuffle as a summer's day massacre'.

Although certainly called for, this clear-out does raise the question of how will Johnson keep enough Tories on board to pull off Brexit and avoid losing a no-confidence vote.  For Tory Remainers are surely even less happy with him now.  Again, a general election may soon be necessary.