Stilly River Sage wrote: When is the next general election in the UK that will allow the populace to send Boris packing?

Before the fixed term Parliament act there had to be an election every five years, but a Prime minister could call an election sooner if it suited him or her. After the act there were special conditions needed to enable a call for an early election.

Boris was elected as party leader legally and according to Party rules.

There were rather silly claims that 'no one voted for Boris' because he became Prime Minister automatically when he became leader. In the UK the Member of Parliament who leads the party with a majority in the House of Commons becomes Prime Minister. It's not like the US President who is elected as an individual in his own right.

Boris was elected as an MP and then elected as party leader so he was twice elected into the position of PM. Anyhow in December last year there was a general election and Boris came back with a majority of 80 seats. No one claims that 'no one voted for Boris' now and only the left see this as a disaster. The chances are that this 'disaster' will last for more than the five years to the next election.