Baron Scotland of Asthal, a minister under Tony Blair and attorney general under Gordon Brown, faces an unprecedented challenge at the Kigali meeting of heads of government. The United Kingdom has strongly opposed its leadership in the Commonwealth, which has been marred by scandals. It is a contract for the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth not to oppose for a second term. Scotland, 66, took office in 2016, but her four-year term was extended because a meeting of heads of government could not take place during the pandemic. Johnson backs Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica’s foreign minister, who is standing up to Scotland. At least six of the 54 members of the Commonwealth
