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The conviction of ‘Nick’ shows the evil behind McCarthyism

27 July 2019

9:00 AM

27 July 2019

9:00 AM

‘No great surprise’ headlined the BBC television news on Tuesday lunchtime. The BBC does not admit it now, but it has been extremely surprised by Boris’s success, as have most senior Conservatives. They wrote him off at least twice — first when Michael Gove stabbed him after the referendum; second, when he resigned from Mrs May’s cabinet.

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