Boris Johnson resigns. Who cares: Nothing will change in British politics
Boris Johnson has announced that he will step down by today. Despite subtly threatening early elections, he ultimately preferred to bow to the party's increasingly evident will and, within the next 24-48 hours, he will no longer be prime minister.
It is not yet known exactly who will take his place, there are several contenders for the burning seat of prime minister. In the meantime, he could continue to stay in his post, a transition period that could take months if the struggle between the conservatives were truly uncertain. Many would like his chair to be immediately taken by his deputy, Dominic Raab, precisely to mark the end of the short Johnson era. If, on the other hand, Johnson remained temporarily, on an interim basis, he would manage a series of fiscal and economic measures already announced in his place, and this is not pleasing to his internal and external enemies.
Will anything change? NO. None of the Tory leaders who will replace him will change anything profound in UK politics. It will probably ease the tension with the EU, even if no one can now think of a return, but otherwise there will be no profound policy changes. We will simply have less whimsical, crazy, and more attentive characters than Johnson was, grayer politicians, but the political change will only be in the people, not in what they do. After all, calling early elections now would be suicidal for conservatives, who must at least hope to overcome the energy crisis before they can even vaguely think about new elections.
There are several rumors about who could succeed him, there are at least eight contenders, but, frankly, it is not a particularly interesting discussion, outside the British power games. indeed it could even strengthen that wing of Brussels farthest from the people and capable of even worsening the current situation.
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