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‘Unleashed’ Review: Boris Johnson speaks his mind

‘Unleashed’ Review: Boris Johnson speaks his mind
Copies of 'Unleashed' by Boris Johnson sit on display on the day of the book's release at Waterstones Piccadilly bookstore. (Image: Getty)
The Wall Street Journal
By Tunku Varadarajan In December 2019, Britain’s Conservative Party, led by Boris Johnson, won the general election by a landslide, scooping up a bigger chunk of the vote than any party since 1979 (when Margaret Thatcher was leader). This was an eye-popping improvement on the Conservatives’ wretched performance two years earlier, when, captained by Theresa May, they lost their parliamentary majority and clung to power only as a much-derided minority government. Johnson, like his idol Maggie, is blessedly mononymous. B...

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