Boris Johnson gets political lift as Ukraine overshadows Partygate

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The latest sign of that came on Friday , when Mr David Davis - a Tory former cabinet minister who two months ago in the House of Commons told the premier"in the name of God, go" - said now is not the

The latest sign of that came on Friday , when Mr David Davis - a Tory former cabinet minister who two months ago in the House of Commons told the premier"in the name of God, go" - said now is not the time to talk about ousting him.

Mr Davis isn't alone in changing tack. Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, another Johnson critic, also said this week he has withdrawn his letter of no confidence in the premier. On Friday, Mr Johnson addressed a conference of the Scottish Conservatives whose leader, Mr Douglas Ross, had repeatedly called for him to quit over the so-called Partygate scandal. Yet last week he too withdrew his letter of no confidence, and at the event in Aberdeen welcomed Mr Johnson to the stage by commending his leadership during the Ukraine crisis.

 

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