took off from raf base in lincolnshire. its co pilot had just announced he was about to become tim s x prime minister. britain s. tim s x prime minister. britain s- tim s x prime minister. britain s. . , , ., , britain s. after three happy years in the cockpit britain s. after three happy years in the cockpit and britain s. after three happy years in the cockpit and performing - britain s. after three happy years l in the cockpit and performing some pretty difficult if not astonishing feats, i am pretty difficult if not astonishing feats, iam now pretty difficult if not astonishing feats, i am now going to hand over the controls seamlessly to someone else. i don t know who. else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes in else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes in the - else. i don t know who. boris johnson believes in the greatj else. i don t know who. boris - johnson believes in the great man johnso
politicians. it tough, they sent messages to politicians- politicians. meanwhile, at westminster, politicians. meanwhile, at westminster, a politicians. meanwhile, at westminster, a cloud - politicians. meanwhile, at westminster, a cloud no | politicians. meanwhile, at- westminster, a cloud no bigger politicians. meanwhile, at westminster, a cloud no bigger than a man s wandering hand was emerging. onjune 30, chris a man s wandering hand was emerging. 0njune 30, chris pincher, deputy tory chief whip, suddenly resigned with the sun reporting he had groped two men at the members only conservative carlton club in st james as. resignation letter to the pm open with the words. initially, number 10 said when he appointed pincher, johnson knew nothing about his reputation as a sexual predator. that line was dramatically upended on the morning ofjuly the 5th by lord simon mcdonald, former head of the foreign office. he came out publicly and revealed thatjohnson had been
briefed in person about pincher s previous predatory behaviour. i briefed in person about pincher s previous predatory behaviour. i know that the senior previous predatory behaviour. i know that the senior official previous predatory behaviour. i know that the senior official briefed - previous predatory behaviour. i know that the senior official briefed the - that the senior official briefed the prime that the senior official briefed the prime minister in person because that official told me so at the time that official told me so at the time i that official told me so at the time. i think they need to come deem time. i think they need to come clean. . . ., ., time. i think they need to come clean. . . . clean. that afternoon, having refused to clean. that afternoon, having refused to answer clean. that afternoon, having refused to answer questions. clean. that afternoon, having - refused to answer questions about the pincher affair, the prime minister gave a mea culpa