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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
John Crace

Maybe after his book launch, Boris Johnson will leave us all alone

Boris Johnson
No matter how hard reality comes after him, he’s always scrambling to keep it at bay. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/PA

Crack dens are going up in the world. Time was when you knew where you stood with a crack den. Assorted pipes and other paraphernalia. Blood on the walls. Tatty curtains blocking out the light from the windows.

Now we are asked to believe that while Theresa May was prime minister, the flat at No 10 doubled up as a crack den. An upmarket concern, decorated throughout by John Lewis, for the more discerning drug addict. The sort of den to which Michael Gove could only aspire. You should see the state of his kitchen on a Saturday night.

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