Rex Kramer wrote:Which would be a mistake. With Johnson in charge and Corbyn as the opposition then the Tories would come out of it with a majority and maybe use the opportunity to move on some of their more remainer MPs (maybe by sending them out to die in different constituencies). It will take time for Johnson's incompetence to shine through, in the early days he can ride a wave of 'give the new guy a chance'.
Part of me thinks that and part of me remembers when Theresa May called a snap election thinking she'd get a majority....
Johnson is hard to read on things like this. He only cares about himself and so will want to protect his position, but he is also an egomaniac that probably thinks he'd win easily and gain a massive majority.
If a number of Tories defect to the Lib Dems, then I think he'll have no choice but to call an election. But I am not convinced many (if any) Tories will actually defect.