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red sox 777 posted...

I don't get why the Tory party is getting rid of him. Do they really think they have a better alternative for winning the next election?

Because hes had non-stop scandals for two and a half years, is deeply unpopular, and they would be nearly wiped out if there were an election today. The real tipping point was losing two seats in by-elections about two weeks ago. One was a newly won at the last election former industrial seat they lost in a landslide to Labour, and the other was a held since the nineteenth century rural seat they lost in a landslide to the Liberal Democrats. Basically their whole coalition of voters is collapsing and they blame Boris.

So to answer your question, in terms of governing whoever they pick will be worse because Boris threw out or sidelined everybody competent in 2019, including major names. However, electorally a new PM always gets a bounce in the polls and they can just lie and say theyre turning over a new leaf. So while theres nobody good, getting rid of Boris is their best chance in an election.