'What will we do... we've got no plan!' Shocked Boris Johnson's reaction when Vote Leave won the Brexit campaign revealed
A shocked Boris Johnson declared "we've got no plan" and "holy crap, what will we do?" when he realised Vote Leave had won the 2016 Brexit referendum, according to a new book.The former prime minister was a key figurehead in the campaign, spearheading its cause with his energy and rip-roaring speeches.
But there have long been questions over how much his heart was in the campaign – not least after he admitted he had prepared pro-leave and pro-remain articles before he joined the push for leave.was shocked as the results trickled in. The book, Johnson at 10, says Mr Johnson watched coverage of the referendum vote results on TV all night at his home in Islington.After disappearing to bed for just 20 minutes, he re-emerged in a Brazil football shirt and shorts looking distraught.He appeared devastated when David Cameron and his wife Samantha emerged from Downing Street, bringing an end to Mr Cameron's time as PM.
Later, when Michael Gove turned on him and declared his own candidacy to replace Mr Cameron as Tory leader and PM, he was left more distrustful of friends and even family.
He did re-emerge prominently in opposition to Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework, a tweaking of Brexit rules governing Northern Ireland's relationship with Great Britain and the EU, but there was never any serious opposition mounted against it.
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