2022 in The Londoner’s Diary
(Picture: ES)Good things come in threes. Three wise men, three French hens, and in 2022, three Prime Ministers. The latest series of the Great British political existential crisis was particularly thrilling, and the Londoner was lucky to watch it unfold.
In June, we saw then Chancellor Rishi Sunak make a speech about “new ideas” in politics at a summer party, and wondered what he could mean. The next week, we found out: he resigned, prising Boris Johnson out of No 10. In the weeks that followed, we wrote about Boris and Carrie’s wedding party, which had to be moved from Chequers. We revealed too that Johnson’s removals van had dented the Downing Street gates on the way out. The couple then moved in next to a psychic. Could the new neighbour help him decide what to do next?
