No one has ever doubted Boris Johnson’s ability to charm the nation by playing the fool. He’s a man who can win friends dangling on a zip wire above the Thames, a Union Jack on a stick in either hand. Heck, he can even attract a round of applause by driving a bulldozer through a pile of bricks.
But yesterday he had to show he was a leader for hard times, as well as a court jester when a lighter touch is required.
When Boris arrived at the Downing Street press conference, he looked like a man who had suddenly felt the sharp, electric jolt of history coursing through his arteries.
The hair was…
