The Spectator Podcast: is Boris Johnson ‘devious’ enough to get a new deal?

Boris Johnson became the new Prime Minister this week, but what will his first 100 days in office be like? In this week’s magazine, James Forsyth examines why the unconventional Team Boris have to hit the ground running – he argues that if they can get public opinion on side, then it’s possible to tackle any hurdles parliament might throw up. On the podcast, Isabel Hardman talks to James and Conservative MP Simon Hart to get their thoughts on a possible early election. Isabel also asks Simon why he backed Boris in the leadership campaign, considering only a year ago, Simon wrote that Boris and David Davis’s resignations showed up his Tory colleagues as being ‘devious, self-indulgent, and incompetent’…

We also take a look at Britain’s next step in the standoff with Iran, as Tehran continues to detain the Stena Impero oil tanker.