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The time is ripe for a Boris comeback

14 November 2020

7:00 PM

14 November 2020

7:00 PM

‘The thing about the greased piglet is that he manages to slip through other people’s hands where mere mortals fail.’

That was the wry assessment of Boris Johnson, given last autumn by David Cameron who has followed the Prime Minister’s brilliant career since their schooldays with many a chuckle and shake of the head.

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