Ex No 10 insider: This is exactly what Johnson wanted

摘要

Ask yourself a simple question: when Boris Johnson headed to each of his sixCommons defeats in as many days, do you really think he expected to win?Much of the Westminster commentariat has interpreted his Parliamentary reversals -MPs passing the bill forcing him to request an extension, the loss of his workingmajority, the failure to call a general election, now possibly having his decision toprorogue Parliament overruled by the courts - as tactical blunders, when it’s far morelikely they were deliberate, if high-risk, strategic plays.