Some say that, ultimately, the success or failure of Brexit in the long run will be most influential in shaping his legacy Historians give their view on Boris Johnson's legacy in years to come ⤵️
“How many of us, when we think of Lloyd George, think of selling peerages? Or do we think of him as a First World War leader and founder of the welfare state? The evaluations in terms of history are often very different from the contemporary ones. Harold Macmillan had quite a high reputation when he went but it became rather less high by the time Margaret Thatcher entered No 10.
“As with all former prime ministers, much will depend on Boris Johnson’s memoir. I think his best course would be for him to honestly admit that he made mistakes but to say that they pale in light of other achievements. “The problem is that Boris Johnson is a man who incites very strong feeling both for and against. Those who are for him can’t see anything wrong. Those hostile to him can’t see anything to be said in his favour. I think both sides are wrong, and we need a qualified judgment. He’s neither 100 per cent hero or 100 per cent villain.
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