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Dame Edna was wise to the risks of Boris’ maverick ways years ago

After two months of ‘partygate’, why hasn’t the Conservative Party toppled its leader? There’s an Australian who can help answer that question.

London | As Conservative MPs agonise, dither and debate over whether to defenestrate their leader Boris Johnson, the question on their minds is whether his character is inextricably linked to his appeal. Can he stop being erratic yet still be charismatic?

There is an Australian to whom they might turn for insight. No, not Lynton Crosby, the veteran political svengali and Boris whisperer who has returned as an informal adviser. It’s Dame Edna Everage.

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Hans van Leeuwen is The Australian Financial Review’s former Europe correspondent. He is now International Economy editor for The Telegraph UK.

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