Welcome to the Dispatch podcast. I'm Jamie Weinstein. My guest today is former British Prime Minister,

Boris Johnson, author of the new book Unleashed. We get into all the subjects that you would hope we get

into in this hour-long podcast, including questions about the grooming gangs, rape gangs, I would

call them in the UK, his time as prime minister, Ukraine, foreign policy,

and everything in between, including his relationship with Donald Trump. I am recording this as an

evacuee from the fires in Los Angeles. Fortunately, I'm fine and my family is fine and just out of

safety, but I'm recording it from a hotel room. So if you're watching on YouTube, you might see a different setting.

We also went over a little bit of our allotted time.

So last two questions, you might notice, I say I'm going to ask a couple more.

Those are cut off when his son comes into the room and tells him it's time to read him a book.

And that is very understandable and our fault for going a little over time. But I think you're

going to really enjoy this episode. So without further ado, I give you former British Prime Minister,

Boris Johnson.

Boris Johnson, welcome to the Dispatch podcast.

Jamie, it's a great honor to be on your show.

Thank you very much for having me.

Even though I went to grad school in London, I'm actually not sure of the convention.

Is it okay if I call you, Mr. Prime Minister?

I know in Britain, we have no such honorifics after we leave office. We're just, we're toenails, where the detritus of history.

And we don't, we don't, nobody retains their, their titles.

It's a, it's a, it's a, and I think it's quite a, a weird thing. You know, even mayors now seem to retain their titles. It's a, it's a, it's a, and I think it's quite a, a weird thing. In Chicago,

you know, even mayors now seem to retain their titles after they leave office and, you know,

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