GuybrushThreepwood
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Very often with the fall of PMs you have a drip, drip, drip effect of stories. I think it started before Paterson but yes, you are right, that was the point where Tory MPs and supporters felt able to voice their concerns publicly. The fact it was entirely self-inflicted too probably swayed their thinking.
Yes that's true.
Also for many prime ministers and politicians in general that used be popular, the things that made them turn out to be the things that ultimately break them.
I guess as well that many prime ministers have a initial honeymoon period, including those that are elected by their parties in-between general electons. Major was hugely popular early on helped by the fact that he was so different to Thatcher, likewise with Brown when he succeeded Blair, May when she succeeded Cameron (though she more than most appeared to think that her popularity at that stage would last indefinitely), Johnson when he succeeded May etc. .