In late 2019, Boris Johnson secured what was deemed at the time to be a historic electoral win, breaking down Labour’s so-called “red wall” in working-class communities of northern England and securing for the Conservatives an. How long four years is in politics. In 2023, Johnson is disgraced and no longer a sitting MP.
Boris Johnson, who studied Classics at Oxford, likes his literary references. I wonder if, in his darker moments, as the by-election for his vacated parliamentary seat approaches, he looks in the mirror and sees Icarus.is a nonprofit news platform and we cannot publish the stories you’re reading without generous support from people like you. In fact, we need to raise $50,000 in our July fundraiser to ensure we have a future doing this critical work.