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Originally Posted by Damien
Boris gets away with so much just because of his bumbling, eccentric, persona.
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Not necessarily. He knows when there is weakness, he preys on it in a rather clumsy and affable manor....remember what happened when he spoke ill of folks in Liverpool? Howard made him go there, and apologize. He had an affair while serving in the shadow cabinet...Howard sacked him.
With May though, he has had a free ride all the way - every single time.
Why? Because she has no strength or conviction. More than just being a "flake" or whatever you want to call her, she is afraid.
Terrified of...well, everyone.
The mess after mess he has made as Foreign secretary...nobody from within government ever pulled him in line.
Remember him calling Thornberry by her husband's title?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...r-sexism-video
Look at the tongue lashing that an embattled speaker, in Bercow gave him.
May would never ever say a word to him...strong leaders though, do.
Cameron fought with him plenty, Howard sacked him - even IDS and Hague did not tolerate his wild behavior.
May does...usually with a smile and cute little nod. As if she knows her place and how she is to be subservient to whatever his whims / demands are.
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What about when he said he would lie in front of the bulldozers to block a new runway at Heathrow only to make sure he was out of the country when the vote came?
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See any other foreign secretary would be forced to vote yes - he too...if she wasn't PM.
When Goldsmith resigned as an MP, he ran as an independent and lost his own seat! The Tories did not even field a candidate as she was so afraid of it splitting the vote and giving the seat to the Lib Dems...what happened in the end again?
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Or the money wasted on the Emirates Skyline near the O2 which no ones uses?
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Yeah or the water canons when he was Mayor...I remember someone mentioning that when she sought the leadership...
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Even his resignation from the Foreign Office was typically self-serving after doing so on the day a British citizen was killed as a result of a poisoning in which they suspect Russia.
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How long did they let him stay in the official quarters even after Hunt had been confirmed as foreign secretary? When you have a weak leader you can get away with anything you want...think IDS or Howard etc would let him get away with what he has to date (in this last year) if they were leader? As soon as he quit as foreign secretary, the first time that he did something controversial she picked a fight over it. And lost.
He is like anyone else in politics - likely to savage the weakest to get to the top. His biggest mistake was staying on so long after the election / becoming FS in the first place. Then again, what difference did it make? He pissed all over her anyway.