Before the war in Ukraine, ministers and Tory MPs believed a fixedpenalty notice for the Prime Minister would mean the end of Boris Johnson. It would result in enough no-confidence letters from Tory MPs to triggera leadership contest which would run into the summer. There would be a newPrime Minister in time for the party conference in the autumn.
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