Nicholas Leah
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Dude or Dud? An assessment of Boris Johnson’s first year in office
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Last Friday marked the anniversary of when Boris Johnson walked proudly into Number 10 Downing Street as Prime Minister. He had thumped his chief competitor Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative Party leadership election, securing just over 66% of the vote, and immediately set about announcing major changes to the Cabinet. In the process, Johnson dismissed…
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Three tests in a week: two passes and a (major) fail for Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson has faced three important tests in the last week: over his government’s coronavirus bereavement scheme; over a visa surcharge applicable to overseas NHS staff and care workers, and over Dominic Cummings. The first two he passed, but the third he failed, and spectacularly so. His decisions to extend the Home Office’s bereavement scheme…