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Originally Posted by 1andrew1

He's rightly acquired the Teflon Tory nickname so will doubtless shrug it off. For now, the successful vaccine roll-out gives him strong immunity against findings of corruption and cock-ups.

The feeling in my gut is that shrugging it off won't wash with the public, particularly if June 21 doesn't happen.

The outcry and onslaught will be serious in nature.

Even if he came clean and pleaded that he had to balance the economy against public health, the "partnership" with India is no big deal in this context.

I'm going to sound out whether or not the senior Tories are going to put up with this.