It does seem like madness that he didn't wait for either the inflation figures or for a Rwanda flight before asking for a further mandate. That he jumped ahead of those suggests that priority 1 was just leaving the job he must, by now, hate. But then why have a six-week campaign?
That's what I don't get either. If I were in his position, knowing that I would almost certainly lose the next election, I would stretch it out as long as possible while, I don't know, "representing" the UK at major cultural events and "showing the flag" at C'wealth countries with a decent climate.
One of the many weird things about him is that it is really hard to work out what he likes about the job and indeed what he actually *does* in office beyond micromanaging.
