Calls to strip Boris Johnson of 115,000 ex-prime minister allowance over alleged profiting from contacts
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Boris Johnson Leaked Files Reveal Post-PM Business Dealings
Above: Boris Johnson at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, UAE, on Feb. 12, 2025. Image copyright: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg/Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
The files show Johnson's predictable descent from public servant to self-serving opportunist. His post-Downing Street conduct represents a brazen abuse of his former position. While other former prime ministers have faced scrutiny, none have systematically exploited their office for personal gain while claiming public subsidies.
Right narrative
The Boris Johnson "scandal" is another media witch hunt by Brexit-hating establishment elites. While they obsess over Johnson's perfectly legal post-office activities, Starmer destroys Britain with punitive taxes, weak leadership, and economic incompetence. Crime rises, businesses flee, and farmers revolt, yet the media ignores this disaster to relitigate Brexit grievances.
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