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After the Owen Paterson and Christmas party debacles, the Tories are seeing a pattern and have started to dread the ‘next one’Last week marked a fundamental shift in the way the Conservatives relate to their leader. They are upset and feel betrayed by Boris Johnson, but that’s not the most dangerous feeling. After all, most MPs who backed him did so knowing he had a tenuous relationship with the truth and that he would happily turn over others in order to survive. No, the bigger change is that Tory MPs are now actively discussing who could be the next big winner, as they no longer have confidence in this prime minister’s relationship with the electorate.The vultures are circling. There are plenty of these potential leadership candidates visible, from prominent cabinet ministers holding dinners with ambitious young MPs who they hope will join their campaigns to outsiders who’ve been biding their time on the backbenches. They know that the prime minister is wounded enough for them to fly a little closer than previously. Continue reading...