#240 | The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson's Failure to Plan His Next Move Was His Downfall
Boris Johnson wanted political power, and thought that he had the best chance of it if he backed the rebel campaign. His failure to plan his next move was actually his downfall, or at least delayed his rise to power. He was betrayed by his the conservative minister, michael gove, who said he wouldn't support johnson's candidacy for the leadership of the conservative party. It certainly suggests that he could have gone either way, and if he had become the face of the remain campaign perhaps things would have been different.
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