Could Boris Johnson really bounce back?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 January 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Six months since his resignation, Boris Johnson has been keeping busy. Leadership chatter won’t go away, but he is happy to let his old friends do the talking. Meanwhile, his influence looms over Rishi Sunak's Brexit talks.
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| 0:00.0 | It's the curse of every former prime minister. |
| 0:05.0 | Today's peacock becomes tomorrow's feathered duster. |
| 0:09.0 | But in the six months since Boris Johnson resigned, |
| 0:13.0 | he's been both at once. |
| 0:16.0 | Sometimes in the course of the same day. |
| 0:22.0 | Take last Tuesday, for example. |
| 0:25.0 | In one part of London, Boris was back. |
| 0:30.0 | Here he is, being mobbed by press, |
| 0:33.0 | on his way to deliver a speech to his loyal supporters. |
| 0:43.0 | And to unveil a portrait of himself. |
| 0:49.0 | It's been quite a wrap-trace welcome for Boris Johnson by all accounts. |
| 0:53.0 | We asked him, are we going to be seeing more of him from now on? |
| 0:57.0 | Seeing your picture, that's all. |
| 0:59.0 | I was afraid. |
| 1:01.0 | But on the very same day, just around the corner in Westminster, |
| 1:05.0 | Boris was being cast as the invisible man. |
| 1:13.0 | Business Secretary Grant Shaps is facing backlash |
| 1:16.0 | for posting an edited picture on Twitter, |
| 1:18.0 | removing former prime minister Boris Johnson. |
| 1:22.0 | Meanwhile, Boris Johnson looms large |
| 1:26.0 | over both Rishi Sunak's Brexit negotiations. |
| 1:30.0 | Yup, they're still going. |
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