Keen media watchers in December 2019 may have seen a Tory press release that Boris Johnson was to help with Christmas lunch for troops in Estonia. What a selfless thing to do for the PM. Give up his Christmas Day to be with public servants. Except of course Johnson is the reverse of selfless, he is a narcissist. The Christmas lunch was a flying visit before Christmas. Keir Starmer did the same in 2024 but with notably less self promotion involved.
That does however beg the question of what Johnson does do at Christmas.
There are some clues in several biographies of Johnson. Sonia Purnell in Just Boris notes that he eagerly participated in his youth in a game to see who could eat the hottest mince pie.
In his adult years he seems to have enjoyed Christmas breaks in India or ski-ing. According to Andrew Gimson’s Boris at a Spectator Christmas lunch in 2004 he opined about some relationship difficulties ‘put on a good Christmas and it’ll be all right’.
His Christmas whereabouts in 2024 are so far unknown but it is likely to be in a non-UK location paid for by someone else.
In short Johnson is someone who enjoys a good Christmas which is more than can be said for those who will be using foodbanks or on the streets this December
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