The United Kingdom’s latest Prime Minister—the third in as many years—is not renowned for telling the truth or sticking to his promises: He has twice been sacked for lying (once as a journalist, another as a shadow minister), and he only switched his allegiances to the “vote leave” campaign after opting to publish at the last minute one of two articles he had written on Brexit (the other favored remaining within the European Union).
But after entering 10 Downing Street with just 0.1 percent of the electorate’s backing, Boris Johnson has pointedly said the EU Withdrawal Agreement is “dead” and has steadfastly promised the United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, with or without a deal.
