Boris Johnson's messy political legacy of lies, scandals and delivering Brexit to his base

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : When Prime Minister Theresa May resigned in summer 2019, weakened by major divisions over how to implement Brexit within the Conservative Party, Johnson seized his chance.
56% : Brexit was and remains very divisive in the U.K.
55% : He promised to "Get Brexit Done" and to end the major deadlock in British politics over what sort of relationship the country would have with the EU.
53% : But it was the 2016 Brexit referendum on whether the U.K. should remain in the European Union that eventually propelled Johnson to power.
46% : It marks a stunning repudiation of a leader who had delivered Brexit to his supporters and scored a major electoral mandate a mere two and half years previously.
39% : The December 2019 election was a resounding success for Johnson, earning a substantial majority for the Conservative Party and enabling him to force through his vision of Brexit.
37% : Yes, he delivered on Brexit, and his supporters will remember that.
34% : Any hopes that Johnson could bask in the glory of Brexit came quickly crashing down within weeks of it becoming a reality.
32% : First came BrexitBoris Johnson and Brexit will forever be inextricably bound.

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