Matthew Parris: “Boris Johnson is afraid of Parliament”

<p>We love Parris in the springtime. <em>Times</em> columnist, much-admired old school Tory and now Conservative exile <strong>MATTHEW PARRIS</strong> talks to <strong>Ros Taylor</strong> about the extraordinary place the Government has got itself into. What’s left of old-fashioned Toryism? Have we got to a place where people are happy for Government to make their decisions for then? And will the existential shock of the pandemic finally draw the Brexit poison out of Britain?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“It’s going to be harder and harder to make the case that there isn’t a magic money tree.”</em></li><li><em>“Boris Johnson is afraid of Parliament. I think he suffers from imposter syndrome.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“Boris Johnson is having to behave like a schoolmaster when he doesn’t even do his own homework.”&nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. <strong>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.</strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>