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Here comes Boris! The next Tory leadership fight has just begun

Can the Friends of Boris take down the Friends of George? Don't bet against them

9 August 2014

9:00 AM

9 August 2014

9:00 AM

So Boris has made his great leap. The blond king over the water has revealed his plans to cross the river, return to Parliament and assume what he believes is his rightful destiny — to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

The first signs came with his uncharacteristically Eurosceptic speech this week.

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