11 Jul 2022

UK leadership woes possibly not over - political expert

From Morning Report, 8:43 am on 11 July 2022

A political communications expert says Britain's leadership woes might not be over, despite the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Johnson resigned last week after a mass exodus of more than 50 government ministers and aides who quit following a string of scandals: lockdown parties, expensive renovations, and promotion of a minister accused of sexual misconduct.

But Professor Aeron Davis from Victoria University of Wellington says the conditions which led to his leadership still remain, so there's a chance another Boris-like figure will emerge.

Professor Davis spoke to Susie Ferguson.