The constituency sherryatric members loved Boris Johnson because he could win, and I think that the blue rinse types like a cad, as they did Cecil Parkinson. BoJo had to prove a complete liability before they got rid of him, and the membership voted for Loony Liz, but were happy to support Rishi Sunak when Liz lost to the lettuce, all without a sign of contrition.
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This is part of the “What are words for?” project. This word scored a six on a three part scale of allusiveness, political oomph and cultural capital (min score 1, max score 3 for each part of the scale). Lots of words did. This is one I clawed from the slushpile on a whim.
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