Lynn Barber

Tom Bower pulls his punches with his life of Boris Johnson

The PM’s lies, womanising and general unreliability can all be explained by his unhappy childhood, according to this largely sympathetic biography

The spectre of Stanley: Boris Johnson’s chaotic upbringing has scarred him for life, according to Tom Bower. Credit: Alamy
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  • Boris Johnson: The Gambler

    Tom Bower

    W.H. Allen, pp. 578, £20

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