90,000 Conservative members, whose views have become more extreme as their numbers have fallen, recently selected Boris Johnson as their new leader, and thus as the country's new prime minister. In doing so, they have chosen a mendacious chancer. It is no exaggeration to say that Johnson has lied his way to the top, first in journalism and then in politics.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "90,000 Conservative members, whose views have become more extreme as their numbers have fallen, recently selected Boris Johnson as their new leader, and thus as the country's new prime minister. In doing so, they have chosen a mendacious chancer. It is no exaggeration to say that Johnson has lied his way to the top, first in journalism and then in politics." in the context of "Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, writing in an opinion column entitled "Is Britain Becoming a Failed State?" (20 August 2019)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.