Boris Johnson Faces a Fight for Survival Before He’s Even Won
- Stephen Hammond hints he would vote to topple new government
- Tory 1922 Committee weighs rule change to protect next leader
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Boris Johnson has not even entered Number 10 Downing Street as Britain’s prime minister and already he is facing a battle to keep the government he hopes to lead alive.
If, as expected, Johnson is named Conservative leader on Tuesday and becomes prime minister on Wednesday, he will inherit a country in crisis and a governing party so divided that some members fear it could break apart.