On air, Johnson´s brain began to engage with itself - but not reality | John Crace
(The Guardian Iran)

Resembling one diagnosed with a reality bypass, PM had waffle on the menu for BBC BreakfastThe cameras had been broadcasting clips of absolutely nothing going on in Downing Street throughout the first two hours of BBC Breakfast. Almost as if the producers didn´t quite trust the prime minister not to back out of his first televised interview since the election and wanted to shame him into going through with it. Or at the very least to have footage of him sneaking out a rear window.But for once Boris Johnson was as good as his word and shortly after 8am the BBC´s Dan Walker found himself face to face with a figure who looked as if he had just tumbled out of bed. Related: Boris Johnson interview continues shift away from traditional approach Continue reading...