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Boris is on the rack – and it all goes back to Brexit

There is now a ticking time-bomb under the former prime minister of Great Britain, writes Michael Heseltine

Saturday 27 May 2023 07:45 BST
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The ex-PM may bluster but he will have to comply with the law
The ex-PM may bluster but he will have to comply with the law (PA)

Never in my lifetime have I seen an ex-prime minister so nakedly and painfully on the rack to the extent that Boris Johnson is.

Two potential police investigations. The privileges committee inquiry. The real possibility of being banned from the Commons for lying, and potentially losing his seat.

There is now a ticking time-bomb under him, with legal threats and potential criminal proceedings.

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