Boris Johnson ‘hasn’t got enough’ for next election, his own strategist fears

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( June 08, 2022 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Boris Johnson ‘hasn’t got enough fight’ for next election, his own strategist fears]( Boris Johnson’s own strategist is concerned the prime minister doesn’t have “enough fight in him” for the next general election, Westminster insiders have told The Independent. David Canzini, deputy chief of staff at No 10, has privately expressed concerns about Mr Johnson’s ability and dedication to fighting a nationwide campaign in the next two years. The prime minister’s future is under intense scrutiny after he scraped through a vote of no confidence on Monday night, with 41 per cent of Tory MPs actively voting for him to go. It is Mr Canzini’s job, having been hired in February this year to help with the fallout of the Partygate scandal, to ensure the Conservative Party wins the next general election.   2 / [Labour calls for HMRC investigation of Sajid Javid’s tax affairs]( Party says health secretary ‘potentially avoided paying hundreds of thousands of pounds’ 3 / [Three days of rail strikes across UK announced for late June]( ‘Our union will now embark on a sustained campaign of industrial action which will shut down the railway system,’ a RMT union official said 4 / [All cancer patients in drug trial appear to be cured for ‘first time in history’]( ‘This is the first time this has happened’: All 12 patients involved in US study entered remission after taking dostarlimab over a six-month period 5 / [Matthew McConaughey pounds White House lectern in anger over Uvalde massacre]( Oscar winner was born in Texas town where 19 students and two teachers were murdered     The Big Question What now for Boris Johnson? Boris Johnson is not “currently” planning a reshuffle of his Cabinet in the wake of Monday’s bruising no confidence vote, Downing Street has said, after the prime minister narrowly survived the ballot in the House of Commons with 211 votes to 148 as more than two-fifths of his own MPs backed removing him as leader. A spokesperson for the PM also said that Mr Johnson retained his confidence in culture secretary Nadine Dorries after she raised eyebrows with a ferocious Twitter attack on Jeremy Hunt in which she accused the former health secretary of presiding over “inadequate” preparations for the pandemic. So what is next for the wounded PM? [For the full story click here >](   Watch/ [Crowds wait for buses in north Greenwich during tube strike](   NUMBER OF THE DAY 3 – Rail strikes have been announced for [three dates in late June]( after workers voted in favour of industrial action.   QUOTE OF THE DAY “This is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer.” – An experimental cancer drug [appears to have cured every single patient]( in a small clinical trial conducted in the US.       Other stories you might like   How to get a free ticket to our climate event](   [Ministers’ ‘improper’ attacks on judges threaten the constitution, parliamentary inquiry concludes](   [‘Levelling up’ fund rules allow ministers to hand billions to favoured areas, MPs warn](       Articles available exclusively to subscribers John Rentoul, The Independent: [Hoist by his own petard: The story of the fall of Boris Johnson](   Other newsletters you might like [US morning headlines] US Morning Headlines Weekdays, 12pm (UK time) Written by Andrew Naughtie [Sign up]( [Climate warrior] Climate Warrior Every Wednesday, 8am (UK time) Written by climate activists [Sign up](   If you can spare a minute we’d love your [feedback]( on our newsletters. [The Independent]( Join the conversation or follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders. If you do not want to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, please [unsubscribe](list_name=IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP). If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe [here](. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our [privacy notice]( and [cookie policy](.