RIP Boris Johnson’s political career – but what will the statue say to honour a legacy like his?

Demise of former UK prime minister’s political life as tragic as it was inevitable

Boris Johnson at the UK's privileges committee last week. Photo: PA

Tom Peck© Independent.co.uk

In September 2019, Britain’s brand new prime minister, Boris Johnson, gave some advice to a class of eight-year-old children, and that advice was to make sure they didn’t drink too much at university.