Hasta La Vista, Baby: The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson – BBC News



We are coming to the end of one of the most singular post war Premierships – and the demise of a Prime Minister who entered No10 just over three years ago, saying his mission was to restore Britain’s faith in itself.

The following December, Boris Johnson won the biggest Conservative victory since Margaret Thatcher swept to power in 1987. Newsnight reflects on the recent meteoric rise, and spectacular fall of the man.

Was he entirely the architect of his own misfortune, or is that wide of the mark? The chronicler of Prime Ministers, Michael Cockerell, famously charted Boris Johnson’s journey to the top in a landmark documentary almost a decade ago.

As we enter the final days of the Johnson era Newsnight asked him to update the story and assess the prime minister’s fall and legacy.

Produced by Louis Harris-White

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44 thoughts on “Hasta La Vista, Baby: The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson – BBC News”

  1. Whoever narrated this film is great. His mellifluous tones are perfect for such a job. It seems the BBC always use him to sum up the career of prime ministers and there impact (or lack of).

    Sadly Johnson represents all that is shallow and insidious with our culture, a biased class system, the privileged few who rise to the top regardless of ability or talent. No wonder confidence in the system, be it political or otherwise is at its lowest ebb. No one with a brain cell seriously believes that this man is the best this country has to offer.

    One hopes that things will change because they have too. A new aware generation with new ideas for change is our only hope. 🙏❤️.x

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  2. Love how the BBC choose to interview only people who dislike Johnson .. or have some other alternative motive. The way Johnson was set up with party gate should also be investigated.. That whole saga seems very .. pre meditated to taint , smear and eventually be used as an excuse to get him out.

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  3. How fitting the BBC should do this documentary lol Alls I heard for 6 months was the BBC and Sky news giving him a hard time. They gave people defending him a hard time, but asked soft questions to others attacking him. Of course, for people hating Borris, that bias got past them, but for me, the BBC is supposed to be a trusted news service – free of bias, corporate influence and so on. Thats why they are funded through our tax – which I was happy to pay many years ago before recent events such as Brexit, Trump, vaccinations, and the Ukraine war has made me lose trust in mainstream news I

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