It was, the prime minister believed, a return to normal business. On Monday, Boris Johnson and his top collaborators gathered at No. 10 for their 8 a.m. meeting, making bacon buns as they discussed how to get past the Downing Street party scandals.
Johnson, allies said, was relieved by Sue Gray’s report on the scandal finally behind him and believed a £ 21bn cost-of-living package would address the concerns of many. parliamentarians.
The Prime Minister’s hopes of a respite, however, did not last long. Over the next three days, seven more Conservative MPs went public with criticism of Johnson, bringing the total to 48.
Angry cabinet members are said to be “foaming at the mouth in a way that the public is not”
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When parliament returns from recess and platinum jubilee celebrations