"I will resign, and call an immediate general election. It will be an election held on the issue of which party the British people most trust to protect themselves",
historically doing that sort of thing often rebounds and the voters decide they really don't like you - remember Ted Heath and the "Who governs Britain" election ?? That was clearly about the UK and the electorate voted him out
the probelm is YOU think you can control the debate but you can't - it is liable to spiral off in all directions - such as all those people who face losing some of their benifits under Osborn......
and an election would be a month away at least - and a week is a long time in politics...
and under the Fixed term Act they can vote against action in Iraq but refuse to allow a snap election - it needs a specific majority to call an election not the old "Vote of Confidence" and turkeys do not vote for Christmas
He'd have to resign and HMQ then could as Boris to form another Tory Govt .....