"The Conservative Party does not forgive Boris Johnson because he has done so much damage"

Keir Mudie says Parliament and the Conservative Party have always been vehicles for Boris Johnson because he was 'never serious' - and even the conservatives who were once loyal to him now can't stand him

Boris Johnson has been dubbed "the most disgraced former prime minister in British history" by the Lib Dems (

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It's Boris Johnson's birthday on Monday, so many happy returns and all that. And what a way to spend it.

Parliament will debate the Privileges Committee report – which will include hours of embarrassing detail – and then vote on its future.

Not ideal. He probably won't look at it, just get out in the sun and have some wine and some cake instead. That's what got him into trouble in the first place.

It will be a spectacularly unedifying, but entirely appropriate, end to a political career that has seen him dubbed "the most disgraced former prime minister in British history". This quote was from the Lib Dems, who really don't hold back.

It's Boris Johnson's birthday on Monday

Fair, though. They want him stripped of the £115,000 you receive every year as a former Prime Minister, arguing that misleading Parliament to the extent that he did should render him ineligible.

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The thing is, deep down, he won't mind. Parliament and the Conservative Party have always been vehicles for him. He was never serious. The priority has always been the Johnson project, not the country.

I spoke to several Tory backbenchers this week, some loyal until the most recent events.

But it's gone now. And people are lining up to weigh in on Monday. There is real poison in Mr. Johnson's leadership.

The party is ruthless towards a man who has done so much damage. It'll be brutal to watch, but worth a watch if the cricket is over - which, at this rate, it might be.

There was a bit of talk in Westminster about him reappearing somehow, but that's pretty much gone now. There are still a few rabid followers, but even they are tired of the ridiculousness of continuing to play cheerleaders.

There was further talk of Mr Johnson forming a splinter party, or clinging to one of those others floating around. No one sees it coming. Too much hard work.

The story that defines him, for me, was told to me by someone who worked with him when he was Mayor of London. She said the key to doing business with Mr Johnson was if you ever had a meeting, to get anything...