Ep 1452: Boris Johnson - Damaged But Not Fatally Damaged

Following Boris Johnson's survival of yesterday's Vote of Confidence in his leadership, journalist and author Peter Oborne talks to Eamon about Johnson's leadership and the power bases behind him. In the course of the conversation Eamon references Peter’s website Boris-Johnson-Lies.com and his book “The Assault on Truth: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and the Emergence of a New Moral Barbarism. Peter's most recent book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong About Islam.

Published: 07/06/2022

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