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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Esther Addley

Fines, lies and chaos: a reminder of Boris Johnson’s time as PM

Boris Johnson holds a news conference in response to the publication of the Sue Gray report
No fewer than 57 of Johnson’s ministers resigned from his government in July to force him out of Downing Street. Photograph: Reuters

When Boris Johnson resigned as prime minister three and a half months ago, some naively believed the most chaotic days of Conservative government were over. Compared with the six white-knuckle weeks of the Liz Truss project, however, the Johnson years may start to feel like the good old days of calm and order.

That’s what the former prime minister seems to be hoping, at least, as he scrambles home from holidaying in the Caribbean, apparently in a an attempt to reclaim the keys to Downing Street.

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