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Boris takes inspiration from The Godfather

9 July 2019

12:19 AM

9 July 2019

12:19 AM

When Michael Gove turned on Boris Johnson in the 2016 Tory leadership contest and decided to stand against his former Vote Leave comrade, it was likened to Brutus’s betrayal of Julius Caesar. But with things looking brighter for Johnson this time around – and the former mayor of London viewed as a shoo-in for No.

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