I think Steve is right that kicking the can down the road is likely to work out badly for Boris and the Tories. There is going to be a continuing stream of damaging revelations over the weeks and months. Dominic Cummings is going to ensure that, for one - and he can expect to be joined. By a load of ditched civil servants resentful at being thrown to the wolves to same the shape-changing creep.

And the nearer to the election the Tories ditch Boris, the harder it will be for the new woman or man to break free of his contamination.

And the Covid inquiry is coming along. if they can't nobble it, that should make it harder to get people to buy the lone that he did a great job in responding to the crisis.