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17th Jul 2019

Boris Johnson: London’s failure mayor and Britain’s next prime minister

Want a vision of Boris in power? Just look at what he did to London during his eight years as mayor.

Oli Dugmore

Want a vision of Boris in power? Just look at what he did to London during his eight years as mayor

If you want to understand how Boris Johnson might rule in a post Brexit Britain – a great place to start is London, a city he ran as mayor for eight years.

Boris plays a cartoonish caricature in public, but can he take power seriously? 

His legacy in London: building a playground for the rich.