Boris Johnson would never admit it publicly but the war in Ukraine has been a political blessing for his government. It has knocked “partygate” off the top of the news agenda and has ended speculation over his leadership. Perhaps even more crucially, it has provided the government with an apparent excuse for the approaching living standards catastrophe.
As Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, recently declared: “our hardships are nothing compared to those endured by the people of Ukraine… In Britain, and around the world, we’re prepared to suffer economic sacrifices to support you, however long it takes.”
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