London | “Is everything OK?” It was an unusual question for a TV reporter to put to Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press doorstop, but somehow it seemed like the right one.
He had just come from delivering the traditional prime ministerial address to a conclave of the nation’s corporate chieftains, at the annual conference of the CBI – Britain’s equivalent of the Business Council of Australia. And he had seemed a bit off-colour.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
