Surprise rebels now critical of Boris Johnson for his swerves over Covid and potential breaches of key agreements include party heavyweights
Normally, rebels in any political party can be identified fairly easily. They will have acquired a reputation for stepping out of line. As a result, most will not have risen far up the ladder. But the government’s recent behaviour on Brexit and coronavirus has turned people who are normally loyal, including John Major and two other former party leaders, into critics of Boris Johnson.
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