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1 May 2021

9:00 AM

1 May 2021

9:00 AM

Boris Johnson’s eco-road to ruin

The results of Scotland’s elections next week will dominate British politics for the foreseeable future. And yet, while a united Britain may with luck survive, it’s hard to be as confident beyond the short term about Boris Johnson’s prime ministership. Labour poses no threat, but his born-again eco-extremism puts him on a collision course with the Tory base.

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Mark Higgie is The Spectator Australia’s Europe correspondent and is on Twitter at @markhiggie1

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