The former PM has taken pride in his Houdini-esque contortions and escapes - but for most of the audience the performance is wearing thin
Boris Johnson gets ready to employ his Pinocchio defence at Partygate hearing. Enjoy the TV show
The former PM has taken pride in his Houdini-esque contortions and escapes – but for most of the audience the performance is wearing thinGood morning. Do you feel that you have spent enough of your life thinking about the behaviour of Boris Johnson? No? Then I bear good news. He’s back on Wednesday – withThis latest instalment is co-produced by Lord Pannick KC and Geppetto the woodcarver.
The idea that Johnson did not realise he was breaking his own rules – rules which he regularly broadcast to the nation at 5pm – stretches credulity beyond breaking point. Yet his inquisitors may struggle to find proof that he misled the Commons deliberately. Most people have already made up their minds about his honesty on Partygate, polling suggests. In that sense, today’s evidence will tell us nothing new. The pollster James Johnson, who worked in No 10 for Theresa May, ran a focus group yesterday. He said afterwards: “We just asked English swing voters for their response to Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence. We may have to filter out the swearing.
Johnson has taken pride in his Houdini-esque contortions and escapes from self-imposed catastrophes. You can never write him off. But this is a grave threat to his
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