UK Conservative Suggests ‘War Cabinet’ in Case Johnson Deposed Over Partygate

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a joint press conference with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz inside the Downing Street briefing room following a bilateral meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, on April 8, 2022. Ben Stansall /Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A Conservative MP floated the idea of a “war cabinet” should Prime Minister Boris Johnson resign or be deposed over breaching his own lockdown rules during the CCP virus pandemic.

The idea, suggested by veteran MP Sir Roger Gale, is to defer a leadership contest so potential successors in the Cabinet wouldn’t take their “eyes off the ball” during the war in Ukraine.