Boris Johnson’s greatest disappearing trick of all

It wasn’t so much a starting pistol as a starting squib. Last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood outside Number 10 and announced his resignation. Closing a speech notable only for its lack of memorable excerpts or emotional resonance, our once intractable leader shrugged “them’s the breaks” before retreating back inside.It wasn’t so much a starting pistol as a starting squib. Last week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood outside Number 10 and announced his resignation. Closing a speech notable only for its lack of memorable excerpts or emotional resonance, our once intractable leader shrugged “them’s the breaks” before retreating back inside.