Johnson Burns Through Political Capital Built With Tory MPs

The grumbling began even as they lined up in Parliament to vote, objecting to Boris Johnson’s order to rip up the rules rather than accept the punishment of a Conservative colleague found guilty of paid advocacy.

Almost 250 politicians in the U.K.’s ruling party obeyed last week, enough for Johnson to get his way -- initially at least. But dozens refused, and as the backlash forced a U-turn and unleashed days of negative headlines against his Tories, the discontent has morphed into fury at the prime minister’s actions.