Interview with Lynn Barber in "No more Mr Nice Guy" The Observer (19 October 2008)
• Barber had recalled the previous occasion she had interviewed Johnson in 2003 when he was both an MP and editor of The Spectator. Variant of the expression You can't have your cake and eat it''
• Barber had recalled the previous occasion she had interviewed Johnson in 2003 when he was both an MP and editor of The Spectator. Variant of the expression You can't have your cake and eat it''
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My policy on cake is still pro having it and pro eating it!
— Boris Johnson
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• Barber had recalled the previous occasion she had interviewed Johnson in 2003 when he was both an MP and editor of The Spectator. Variant of the expression You can't have your cake and eat it''" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
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