Get a grip, Boris, because voters will soon tire of your Micawberish ways

The British prime minister is facing a raft of problems that are not going to go away with administrative improvisation

03 October 2021 - 17:47 By Martin Ivens

With an eight-point lead in the opinion polls, an 83-seat majority in the House of Commons and economic growth figures for the second quarter revised upwards from 4.8% to 5.5%, what does UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have to fear?..

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