Boris Johnson by numbers: the next UK prime minister's career summed up

Boris Johnson’s ascension to the job of British prime minister is the culmination of years of scheming and plotting.

Boris Johnson by numbers: the next UK prime minister's career summed up
Wed, 24 Jul, 2019 - 09:30

By Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham

Boris Johnson’s ascension to the job of British prime minister is the culmination of years of scheming and plotting. His buffoonish exterior hides a calculating egotist beneath.

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