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Boris Johnson: not just a sneering snob
It's important to know your enemy. SOLOMON HUGHES takes a closer look

WHAT is Boris Johnson? For many Labour supporters, he’s just a racist clown from the Tory circus.

But I think you need to know your enemy. And that means understanding not just that Johnson is a horrible Tory, but also what kind of horrible Tory.

What kind of circus tricks can we expect him to perform? How do we avoid the squirt from his squeezy flower or the gunge from his bucket?

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