Johnson Risks Breaking More than Just the Law

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street on Sept. 8. — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson waves as he leaves Downing Street on Sept. 8.
Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe

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September 9, 2020 at 10:05 AM UTC

How can anyone trust Britain’s word in the future?

It was a question former Prime Minister Theresa May threw at her successor, Boris Johnson, as she spearheads a Conservative party revolt against his latest maneuver in talks with the European Union over Brexit.