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Boris Johnson’s poison lives after him

Boris Johnson’s poison lives after him

His stab-in-the-back myth is wrecking the UK

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Nick Cohen
Dec 01, 2022
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Now Boris Johnson is out of power he’s performing the only role that ever suited him. He’s an entertainer again. An amusing and an essentially harmless figure…

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