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Boris Johnson’s careerist cabinet problem

6 September 2020

4:00 PM

6 September 2020

4:00 PM

Last year Boris Johnson won three notable domestic political victories. His hot streak began when he romped home in the Tory leadership contest and culminated with his decisive general election win.

Between those two landmark moments was an event that served as a bridge between them – a decisive purge of the pro-Remain centrist tendency inside the Conservative parliamentary party.

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