It was n't that long ago that boris johnson won a resounding popular victory. What did happen to that wellspring of popular support? It really is an extraordinary story of a hubrus and nemesis. In the 20 19 campaign, he was more popular than jeremy corbin. Even last night, his allies were going around talking about how popular he was in the country.
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