Rebel amendment defeat is yet another painful bellyflop for Boris Johnson

‘Boris Johnson richly deserves to become the next Tory leader to fail over Europe.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP via Getty ImagesThe prime minister nose-dives again, yet another painful bellyflop among the many in his 88 short days in power. He takes the same humiliating punishment he inflicted on his predecessor in order to snatch her seat: she was gracious, but you could see the inner smirk.Today he was stopped dead in his tracks from bulldozing an EU deal through p