Enduring Hostility
"Johnson's key legacy likely to be followed by any successor is a belligerent approach towards Russia which passes as one of the few 'achievements' with which almost all British commentators are prepared to credit him," former UK ambassador to Syria and political commentator Peter Ford told Sputnik.
"Johnson fell not over important policy issues but over relatively trivial issues of conduct. His successor is therefore under no obvious pressure to change Johnson's stance on Brexit, Russia and Ukraine," he said.
"The only slight glimmer of hope comes from the fact that Johnson's successor should be less tempted to grandstand over Ukraine in order to deflect attention away from scandals," he said.
"It must be reckoned highly likely that Johnson's successor will fail to make much progress on reducing inflation before the next elections. This is because of Johnson's poisonous economic legacy: devastating lockdowns, eye-wateringly high money creation to pay for them, backfiring sanctions on Russia provoking an energy crisis, and ludicrously unrealistic climate policies," he said.
"Accordingly it must be highly likely that [Keir] Starmer's Labour, which has equally bad policies on all these issues, will lead the next government," he said.
Continuing Muddle
"With Johnson out, however, I don't see much improvement in UK policies towards Russia or China. The British establishment is in lockstep with US imperial warmongering towards Russia and China. Boris is a clown but the circus goes on with the same ringmasters," he said.
NATO Stooge
"That goes for the Labour puppet Keir Starmer. He is a NATO stooge just as much as Johnson only with tidier hairstyle, suits and prose," he said.
"I don't see much improvement in Irish relations either. The Irish question will always remain problematic as long as Britain continues its interference in Ireland's national rights in the form of its imposed border and partition of the island. The only viable and righteous solution is a united Ireland. No British politician on today's scene has the intelligence, understanding, or principles to conclude that," he said.
'Madcap, Fleeting Moment In British History'
"Legacy: a conman and charlatan who inflicted British people with his arrogance and incompetence. Like many overrated things, Johnson will be soon forgotten and remembered only if at all with a bemused smile as a madcap, fleeting moment in British political history," he said.