To beat scandals, Boris Johnson doubles down on Brexit
by Ned Temko
Feb 03, 2022
3 minutes
It had fallen off the news radar, crowded out by a damning drumbeat of headlines about eating, drinking, and dancing in Downing Street while the rest of Britain struggled under lockdown.
But Brexit is back.
Britain’s withdrawal from its decadeslong membership in the European Union – the issue on which Mr. Johnson rode to the top job – is taking on new relevance. And, for the increasingly embattled prime minister, new urgency.
Brexit is Mr. Johnson’s defining achievement. Deepening its impact and widening its supposed benefits are key
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