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Johnson
Episode 2 of 3
A maverick prime minister. The most powerful chief adviser in modern times. Together, they rush headlong into crisis - with explosive results for the country and its democracy.
In 2019, Boris Johnson won the election by a landslide. He turned the Labour heartlands blue, and it was a huge opportunity for the Conservative Party to make good on the Tory campaign promise to ‘Get Brexit Done’ following years of parliamentary stalemate.
This episode charts how so much of that early optimism and opportunity was to be undone as Boris Johnson’s government struggled to deal with the crisis of Covid-19, just as a new, radical approach to civil service reform saw the relationship between ministers and their civil servants break down.
Last on
Fri 29 Sep 2023
00:40
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Laura Kuenssberg |
Executive Producer | Neil Breakwell |
Director | Daisy Ayliffe |
Director | Sarah MacFarlane |
Director | Max Stern |
Editor | Sheryl Sandler |
Production Manager | Karen Turner |
Production Company | October Films Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Sep 2023 21:00
- Fri 29 Sep 2023 00:40