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Boris’s Britain: How the PM intends to deliver for his new friends in the North

21 December 2019

9:00 AM

21 December 2019

9:00 AM

The era of uncertainty has ended. Boris Johnson’s decisive victory has not only broken the Brexit deadlock created by Theresa May’s disastrous 2017 campaign, but also turned the page on almost a decade of weak government.

The previous three general elections have all resulted in constrained prime ministers. First, David Cameron was forced to govern in coalition with the Liberal Democrats.

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