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Today in Focus

The lucrative secrets of Boris Johnson

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.5778 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

An investigation based on leaked data from Johnson’s private office has unearthed a trove of information. Has he broken the rules again? Henry Dyer reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0

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0:08.8

Today, what Boris Johnson did next.

0:19.6

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0:56.1

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1:13.1

I want to thank all my friends and colleagues. I want to thank my rival friend opposite, Mr. Speaker.

1:17.3

I want to thank everybody here and, hasto la vista, baby. Thank you.

1:25.7

That, of course, was Boris Johnson, signing off from his final Prime Minister's questions in July

1:31.4

2022. Within hours of leaving office, he received a letter, as all departing ministers do, reminding

1:38.4

him of the rules governing what he could and couldn't do next. Essentially, he was to uphold the highest standard of propriety,

1:47.7

and for the next two years, he was forbidden from lobbying contacts made during his time in government

1:52.8

for financial or business gain. But Boris Johnson never much liked rules.

1:59.0

Today, I've received a fixed penalty notice from the Metropolitan Police relating to an event

2:05.4

in Downing Street on the 19th of June.

2:07.3

This court has already concluded that the Prime Minister's advice to Her Majesty was unlawful,

2:12.9

void and of no effect.

2:14.6

The Times let you go after you made up a quote.

2:18.7

Why did you make up a quote?

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