Irish Examiner view: Over and out

Boris Johnson recently resigned as an MP.

It is easy to appreciate the humour of the commentator who described the departure of former British MPs Boris Johnson and his follower Nadine Dorries as a Thelma and Louise moment — a reference to the Hollywood movie when the main protagonists decide to drive off the edge of the Grand Canyon rather than surrender to their pursuers.

However, this romanticises a denouement more Whitehall farce than Oscar winner. If this marks the end of the political career of one of western democracy’s flamboyant leaders, then what of another fighting hard to stay in the frame?