It’s quite a clever but well used tactic. Undermine the leader, when she doesn’t sack you because of the inherent weakness of her position, then up the ante then resign anyway.
Unfortunately Boris has too much history and has been eclipsed by rees mogg, who whilst being a complete jack boot lunatic, is being praised from all sides for courage of his convictions.
It just looks like boris shouting ‘look at me!!! look at me!!!’ whilst jumping up and down manically