Rumors of distrust for Johnson, Downing Street replies: ‘It hasn’t lost its luster’

Difficult moment for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, accused by the conservative press of having lost his “polish”, after the latest slips in public that gave the idea of ​​a premier in difficulty. However, the disaffection seems not to be limited to the media, but to have now also infected some sectors of the Conservative Party. Some Tory deputies would have presented a letter of no-confidence to the 1922 Committee, the party’s internal body through which the leader’s no-confidence procedure is initiated. Under the party’s rules, no-confidence votes from 15 percent of MPs are needed to kick off a new leadership contest. Speaking to the Telegraph, one of the party leaders confirmed that “someone is supposed to have presented the letter (of no confidence). It will never get to the 50 letters needed, but it causes anger.” Another Tory MP also confirmed that an unspecified number of no-confidence letters against Johnson would be presented by the “usual suspects”. Is this the beginning of the end for Johnson? If the premier continues to make mistakes and stumble, the deputy replies, “there will be more letters” of no confidence. Downing Street was quick to deny the press rumors about the malaise that is brewing among the Tories, claiming that the premier is “very focused” on his political action. The latest episode that made confidence in the premier waver, culminating in difficult weeks on various political dossiers, from fiscal policy, to the Northern Irish Post Brexit Protocol, to illegal immigration, that of the ‘speech on Peppa Pig’. It was when Johnson, during a speech at the British Confindustria, lost his thread and began to improvise, citing the famous animated pig. The premier gave “hundreds of speeches”, replied a spokesman. “I don’t think it’s unusual for people to lose their train of thought on rare occasions,” he added. But Johnson still has the ‘grip’ on the government, the pulse of the situation, was the next question. “Certainly,” the Downing Street replica.