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Magic Johnsonism?

As Boris Johnson notches up two years in No.10, are we any closer to understanding what drives him? Is there such thing as an ideology in Boris’s world – a Johnsonism? Do Prime Ministers even need a guiding philosophy? To plumb the Johnson mystery, we assemble a star panel of Times columnist Matthew Parris, The Spectator’s Isabel Hardman and Tim Bale, Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University.

“We’ve already seen the real Boris Johnson. He’ll do and say anything to maintain his position.” – Matthew Parris

“Johnson is a chameleon. He doesn’t like sitting in a tribe and he doesn’t have…

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