As criminal Conrad Black said years ago: “If Boris wants to run for No 10, the Telegraph is behind him.” But nobody took him seriously. As the guest ruefully observed: “Everybody puddled themselves with guffawing laughter of disbelief at the very thought.”

Laughter and lies: Johnson’s journey from journalist to MP

Link: https://www.theguardian.com/poli

The Spectator editor already had a reputation for getting away with it when he was elected MP for Henley