As Boris Johnson puts the finishing touches to his victory speech over the next few weeks (who are we kidding - he has probably recited it nightly like a liturgy since he was potty trained) it's worth considering whether any PM has ever inherited a weaker & more divided party?

And the honest, gleeful, sing it from the rooftops heart-warming answer is: NO!

In other words, Boris Johnson is about to get exactly what he deserves: a nightmare disguised as wish fulfilment.

He will make history, all right, but as a byword for impotent ineffectuality.

Someone had to set the low water mark by which all future ineptitude will be gauged.

Boris Johnson, everyone 👏 👏 👏