The Yorkshire Post says: Britain is better off without Boris Johnson

Not only this, but Parliamentary protocol also meant that he did not have to take interventions from others. At least David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary, took questions from others during Monday’s trade debate, but he inevitably prompted renewed speculation over a leadership contest to add to Mrs May’s woes.

Unsure whether to speak out, and equally uncertain whether to directly challenge Mrs May, these are not the actions of a statesman of stature. Quite the opposite – Mr Johnson’s self-aggrandizement ended with opponents in the Commons saying ‘Is that it?’

For, while he effectively put Mrs May on notice when he told the Prime Minister to “change tack” now, or Britain “will not get another chance” of avoiding a “miserable, permanent limbo” after “a fog of self-doubt” was allowed to descend, his grandstanding reaffirmed the fact that the Tory Brexiteers are now the de facto opposition at Westminster after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s lame performance at PMQs.

Mr Johnson seems to forget that he had two years to shape the debate inside government and that he did not do so. If reconciling Northern Ireland’s border arrangements is as straightforward as he contends, why has this not happened by now? His rhetoric – and accompanying brouhaha – simply mask flaws in his ability to lead. Critical of those, like Michael Gove, who believe a Brexit deal with the EU can be re-negotiated at a future date and who have decided to stay in the Cabinet, this speech simply served to show that Britain is probably better off without Boris Johnson as PM.