Lying Again? The Many Questions for Boris Johnson Over his Support for Ukraine

Since stepping down as Prime Minister last September, Boris Johnson, has kept himself busy.

Though he departed in disgrace after members of his own party grew fed up with his serial lying, this did not prevent him from drawing up his own resignation honours list – a singularly inappropriate description in this case.

He has signed a lucrative deal with HarperCollins to write his memoirs.

He’s preparing his defence – funded by British taxpayers – for investigations into whether he lied to Parliament over the ‘Partygate’ scandal. Johnson and his backers continue to snipe at Rishi Sunak from the sidelines, and he has joined backbench rebellions on some of the Prime Minister’s planned legislation. 

He’s also been busy earning money giving speeches on the international talk circuit. Apparently his salary as an MP, and the considerable number of loans and financial help he’s been given from various sponsors and friends under dubious circumstances, are still not enough to fund his and his wife’s lavish lifestyle. This includes the £800,00 loan facilitated while he was Prime Minister by the man he went on to appoint as the BBC’s Chairman, Richard Sharp.

Johnson may indeed find himself under further investigation as more details of his financial dealings emerge. Some voters in his constituency might legitimately feel a bit disgruntled at his lack of attention to them…

Alexandra Hall Hall for the Byline Times.