Nobody can deny, he was probably the best political strategist of our lifetime, a genius no less, the man who achieved Brexit against all odds. Even remainers will admit that he's played a clever game, even Labour voters will admit that no matter how unsavoury they consider him, he's actually more honest than Alistair Campbell.
I suspect that he'll be back at some stage in the future, he's a lot closer to Govey than Boris and as Galahad suggested, there is potentially an opportunity for a leadership change.
I've been told by a friend that despite the 'caricatures' of his personality, and how 'passionate' he is about his work, if you have him round to dinner, he actually is a fun character and a good laugh, my friends known him since long before Brexit.