Charge … retreat! Boris Johnson’s top U-turns in No 10

PM's overnight rethink on MPs' standards adds to long list of very public second thoughts

• Boris Johnson makes U-turn over anti-sleaze regime for MPs
• Sleaze-bath U-turn renders Kwarteng's loyalty pointless

Boris Johnson has been called Mr U-turn" in his time as prime minister this reputation has been well-earned. A conservative count gives more than 30 often panicked policy changes since the 2019 general election.