There’s nothing so “ex” as an ex-prime minister, so they say, and they usually suffer a steep decline in their reputation as soon as they leave office. In the case of Boris Johnson, his popularity, once so undeniable, has not yet reached its nadir, which, post-Partygate, lying to the Commons, and various Tory sleaze scandals, is saying something.
Today he stands accused by Nigel Farage of a historic betrayal of Brexit and the demands of the British people as expressed in the 2016 EU referendum, and in numerous elections and opinion polls since – especially when Johnson was in power. In Farage’s words: “Reform will deal with the Boriswave, the biggest betrayal of voters’ trust in modern times.”
