From a young age, he believed he was destined for greatness, and he became the UK's prime minister at the age of 55.Discover how Boris Johnson's rise to power was unusual and full of contradictions, and how his fall was entirely predictable.
Similarities between Donald Trump & Boris Johnson
The early life of Boris Johnson
A clever-but-lazy student
His early career as a journalist
Getting sacked for inventing quotes
Breaking into politics
Making lots of money (but never enough)
His romantic life (what we know of it)
Presenting TV programmes and being in the public eye
Becoming Mayor of London
Boris Johnson's attention to detail
The decision to support Brexit
Finally becoming Prime Minister of the UK
Why Boris Johnson was so popular
Boris Johnson's government during COVID
"Partygate" and the ongoing fall of Boris Johnson
“Nothing matters very much and most things don’t matter at all” 
The character of Boris Johnson
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