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Originally Posted by Damien
Do you think this was a distraction attempt or that they botched it then? I have seen some conspiracy stuff on twitter that this is a 'dead cat' but I can't see how this story is good for the government.
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He’s a political adviser, not an elected representative, and it is now explicitly on the public record that BoJo neither knew of, nor approved, the trip. It’s hard to see what the long-term damage can possibly be here - whereas forensic focus on strategic and tactical decisions taken by ministers over the last 5 months has the potential to cause serious reputational damage to those who will have to face the electorate on their records, even if that election is over 4 years away.
The Press are taking this very personally because Cummings holds them in contempt and they see it as a chance to settle scores. The Left is sticking the boot in because it’s their first real chance to unleash unrestricted, thermonuclear self-righteous fury on the Tories after months of enforced restraint in the face of a national crisis. But what’s really telling is the number of Tories who are also prepared to go for him. Don’t don’t underestimate a Tory MP’s instinct for self-preservation. If they thought this was an issue of basic competence reflecting on the government, and on the man who just won them a landslide, they wouldn’t be out to get Cummings right now. That they feel safe in doing so should tell you everything you need to know about what’s really going on here.