10/07/2022
What next for Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson is leaving in pseudo-disgrace, branded unworthy of leadership by his own party. Many assume he will eventually return to his former profession of journalism. His biographers, including his enemies and frenemies, and friends, say Johnson is not very good with money and is always complaining that he is broke. Johnson, his wife, and children are out at Chequers, a 16th-century manor house set on 1,500 acres, a “grace and favour” country home for top government officials with 10 bedrooms, a chef, and a large staff.
Author Andrew Gimson says Johnson will write books, do journalism and give speeches. Johnson is expected to get $3 million for his memoirs, if juicy if they are juicy. Author: "I see no sign he has abandoned politics. He will still be a big figure, firing on all cylinders" Author: Johnson would hope to return to the highest office in the land, but how he conducts himself from now on depends on how he carries himself in the public eye and how he handles his new job, he says.
Johnson may opt to keep his seat in the House of Commons and serve on the backbenches. Other British prime ministers have made a comeback, including Churchill, who served from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. David Cameron left politics almost immediately and took up several positions, including the presidency of Alzheimer’s Research in the United Kingdom. John Major stayed on as a member of Parliament for four years before taking on a variety of roles in business and in the sport of cricket. Gordon Brown has worked for the United Nations in the field of global education and campaigns to end child poverty.
