Boris Johnson
Former Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Former Prime Minister
Boris Johnson is a British politician, journalist, and author who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022. Born in 1964, he was educated at Eton College and Oxford University, where he studied Classics. Before entering politics, he worked as a journalist, notably as editor of The Spectator. He became an MP in 2001, later serving as Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. A key figure in the 2016 Brexit referendum, Johnson was a leading advocate for the UK's departure from the European Union. He became leader of the Conservative Party in 2019, succeeding Theresa May, and won a landslide general election victory later that year, securing a mandate to "get Brexit done."
Livingstone Compares Boris to Hitler in Blistering Attack on Rival
- Thursday, 18 August 2011
Ken Livingstone, a candidate for London mayor, compared his battle against Boris Johnson to the struggle between Churchill and Hitler. He stated that next year's mayoral race is a "simple choice between good and evil" and warned that those who don't vote for him will be punished in the afterlife by the Archangel Gabriel. His comment was met with criticism from Croydon Tory MP Gavin Barwell, who called it "incredibly poor taste" and said it would not unite the city.
