The Tories have a Boris Johnson problem. It's just not the one you think it is

The Tories have found the apex of a certain kind of Tory-ness in Boris Johnson. He combines a laissez-faire attitude to—well everything—with a born-to-rule demeanour. He was popular with the public for his spirit of public optimism and general demeanour.

However, the cracks are starting to show and that same public that once adored him are increasingly irritated with him. The incredibly damaging Dominic Cummings scandal, combined with a more general lack of grip on Covid-19—the failing of the contact tracing app being just the latest governmental blunder—has helped plunge his approval ratings into the red.