Rebellion in the British Conservative Party for measures against the pandemic

 The British government of Boris Johnson signals an intrinsic weakness, which risks destabilizing the country in a difficult phase due to the pressure of Covid. The new sacrifices to limit the pandemic, which has increased thanks to the new variant, requested by the London executive of its citizens have caused profound dissent in the premier's own party, which manifested itself with a vote against by as many as one hundred conservative parliamentarians. The feeling is that the very libertarian sentiments, especially towards the protection of individual freedoms, of the British conservatives have been betrayed not only by measures considered profoundly anti-libertarian, but also by the confusion and contradiction of the announcements that have marked the communication of these solutions. The greatest provocations were warned about the adoption of certificates to access public places and this resulted in the conservatives voting against; the government, while counting on a majority of 79 votes, had to resort to the help of the Labor opposition to get the anti-Covid measures approved. Politically it is a real humiliation that signals a decline in Johnson's leadership both within the government and within the conservative party, opening up to the possibility of new scenarios and balances: in fact, if the government does not seem too strong. danger, the authority of the premier, even as party leader, is quite compromised. Analyzes by British political scientists speak of the greatest rebellion that an English prime minister had to suffer; after all, the vote against by about 100 deputies from the ruling party is an unequivocal signal. The signal to Johnson is clearly political, because both the provisional nature and the less invasive will than in other countries of the measure to combat Covid did not have the characteristics of peremptory and cogency that were too exasperated, precisely in order not to offend the conservative sensitivity on the issues of individual freedoms. The fact that the dissent originated from the conservative group of deputies who do not have government responsibilities also signals a break between the premier and the party base; in fact, it is precisely from this wing of the conservatives that the request for greater involvement of both conservative deputies and the entire party organization comes; precisely in this regard, the main accusation is that the measures will complicate the trade and tourism sectors, very close to the ruling party, during the Christmas period, the one where a considerable part of the entire year's proceeds is recorded. A further danger reported by the conservative rebels is that the foreseen obligation of the vaccine for employees of the National Health Service could cause an exodus from work, quantified in the forecast of about 60,000 employees, which would put the British health system in great difficulty. All these signals cause a difficult future for the premier, especially in the continuation of the fight against the pandemic, which is far from defeat: the need to make decisions, even drastic ones, will have to be mitigated by the now clear and evident opposition of the basis of the party and a possible outcome will be a government action that is too prudent, with a consequent rise in infections or, alternatively, a continuous crisis situation that could lead to an ungovernability of the country; it seems unthinkable that the executive could carry out its government action with the support of the opposition, which, above all, is credited as a responsible force in the country by supporting measures, which, although shared, come from the greatest political opponent. However, the problems are not only Johnson's, even in the Labor field there have been criticisms for supporting the anti Covid measures, coming from the previous leader Corbyn, who argues, like the conservative rebels, that the solutions adopted are contrary to national cohesion and generate deep divisions that prevent the cooperation of political and social forces. Corbyn voted in open contrast to what the party indicated, that is, to support the anti-covid measures, albeit coming from the government, opening a case similar to that of the conservatives, even in the Labor party, where it appears however, once again in the minority. It is not known whether the position of the old leader is dictated by real considerations or by a tactic used to delegitimize the Labor leadership group, contrary to his political line, but in any case it appears to be a losing position. The United Kingdom, therefore, denounces a worrying political situation for its future, with the two major parties divided within them, even if the conservative one, at the moment, appears to be the most complicated situation.