Boris Johnson visited a village in Cornwall and asked the locals what the government could do for them. "We have two big needs" said the village spokesman. "First, we have a health centre but no doctor". Boris whipped out his mobile phone spoke for a while and then said "I have sorted it out. A doctor will arrive here tomorrow. What is your other need?" The spokesman said, "We have no mobile phone reception at all in our village".

He never buys a round, no wonder he said bring your own bottle.

I believe her assessment of Johnson. Look at his actions. Nasty piece of work who should never have become PM.

The more you forgive him or go along with him , the more he despises you for being weak. Classic sociopathic behaviour.

To be fair to Boris, he probably never bought a round because he didn't realize he was at the pub.

Sadly i have a friend who is normally apolitical who voted for Boris, when i challenged him he said “i just think hes funny” it infuriates me that people do this.

Her account of her mother's death - and the reasons for it - is truly heartbreaking. And her control and dignity truly admirable

An excellent discussion...a brutally direct and engaging account of a truly despicable individual. A big thanks to Sonia and Oli.

The dumb blustery act is calculated and meticulously rehearsed. There is absolutely nothing genuine about this man and his narcissistic behaviours are there for all to see. The sooner he is gone the better this country will be, at least it may have a chance to heal. The damage that has been inflicted is horrendous.

Well, he's certainly going to go down in history... as the worst PM we've ever had.

He has been sacked from about 3 jobs for lying. Why wasn't there rules to prevent him from becoming PM? Or was it his experience with lying that got him the job of PM?

He has always made my skin crawl. He is a loathesome, socioipathic narcissist.

The maniac in number 10 didn't deliver Brexit. He sold out fishing, he agreed to a border in Ireland and he is keeping EU taxes. He is a complete disgrace.

What's particularly bewildering to me is that I've heard so many people say that they voted for him because he's funny. During his time as PM, I've seen absolutely no wit displayed whatsover. He mumbles embarrassing, unimaginative, repeating phrases over and over again, seems incapable of lateral thought...and is so easily driven into a state of immature rage. It is truly pathetic that people see anything positive in this nasty individual. It's almost like a disease.

She is talking a lot of sense. He is an extremely dangerous man who many people support and prop up, but guess what, he despises them all too!

Fantastic interview. This should be plastered all over social media. The true face of Boris Johnson

Excellent analysis. What has happened now is that Boris has laughed at people in Sonia's position - he partied while they buried their dead and followed the rules. People should now be able to see him for what he is. So he never buys a round in a pub - the email which said 'bring your own booze' makes a lot of sense.

Just a few minutes in and that story of sending her in the wrong direction and so making her late for something important...that's the mark of a psychopath. He set her up, but slyly so that he appeared to be helpful but was in fact sabotaging her. Interesting information.

He went to court to deny they existence of his own child. Ponder on that for a moment.

She’s basically described him to be a Psychopath.

This lady needs to be on main stream media, and newspapers. We have to stop this BS every time a microphone is put in front of anyone they say" he has done a good job" NOTHING could be further from the truth.

Within the first 30 seconds I'd concluded - "Hmmmm, typical descriptors of a typical bully. Bullies are ALWAYS cowards". Mind you, hasn't Johnson actually hidden in a fridge to avoid answering honest questions? Hasn't he hidden from PMQ sessions? Hasn't he hidden from cameras/reporters? Typical conscience-free, soulless bully - with a 199% sense of entitlement! UGH.

Why is the testimony of this woman not on prime time tv . I wonder why

Very impressed by this lady, not least because I recognise every word as being plain truth without a trace of exaggeration. However, I was also impressed by the interviewer, who knew what to ask, and when to prompt, to keep the exchange lively and informative throughout. So, thanks to them both.

A journo I know who worked at the Telegraph said EXACTLY the same of Johnson. He was tight and never paid his way. His favourite trick would be going out to dinner with a colleague and 'forgetting' his wallet at the office, plus asking an intern to get him a coffee and 'forgetting' to pay them.

Honestly giving the new girl the wrong address is such typical, puerile public schoolboy behaviour. It's just so gross

I cannot believe that it's taken this long for people to realise that he's a complete waste of space. I've known this for years. It just shows most of the UK public are thick.

She seems lovely and absolutely credible. There is nothing in what she’s saying that doesn’t ring true, I know people who have traits like Boris Johnson - she’s just confirmed what I already thought. It’s not surprising he’s popular - people with those traits are very good at being liked (until you get to know them).

She’s great isn’t she? Can imagine her in a pub typsy slagging off Boris to anyone she meets. She’s so right about his motives and behaviour. Yet the public still voted for him. What has happened to a pretty good country? Hope we can recover back to a half decent respectful society once he’s done n dusted.

Glad she called out Johnson's lies on Covid and the economy.

He doesnt affect my life, but I saw through this goon right away also. How anyone voted for him because 'he's funny' really need to stop watching msm and his little shows for the public.

Not convinced describing him as an “ex-friend” is quite accurate.🤣

Really important interview with a smart woman. But like Trump, those who need to know this won't pay any attention.

I'm not surprised by these traits. In fact it's liberating to watch/listen to this and think "I was right all along". Thank you Sonia, you burst that magic bubble of likeability and fragility Johnson portrays to the public.

This lady hits the nail on the head when describing Boris. I agree with her in regard to the Covid death rate not only in the UK either

I thought that this interview was measured, detailed and accurate, - professionally done by both of you. Sonia is particularly profound in her statements that everybody seems to thing he's a jovial little fellow, willing to look the other way at his silly mistakes, give him another chance and so on. As she says in her modest but clear way, he has lied, cheated, damaged and thieved his way to the top. But he has done this with our help. He has taken advantage of our gullibility, our naivety and our lack of political acumen. We as an electorate (rather than us as individuals) elected him to where he is now. Yet his dubious record as journalist, Lord Mayor and as Brexit Champion was there for all to see - if we cared to look and take notice. Very few did. So here we are. It's clear that he, to paraphrase Sonia, is perhaps the least qualified person to ever hold the role of Prime Minister. So he has to go, whatever your political views. This should be a warning to us all. Do not elect a lying, cheating, bigoted, callous, manipulative, fraudulent, psychopathic narcissist to the most important job in Britain - and expect things to go well.

Won’t pay for a round but happily sets fire to £50 notes in front of homeless people… what a man

This woman is not the first person to say that the more a person gets to know Boris Johnson the more they dislike him an I myself thinks this also as the more you hear of him the more the disgust.

Nice interview. What a lovely and intelligent lady! It's long been known how self-centred and deceptive Boris is and I'm amazed how so many people are fooled by his 'teddy bear' persona. I recall one Downing Street briefing where a woman asking a question shared that one of her parents had died of Covid. Boris answered her question but, incredibly, didn't show any empathy for her loss. When Boris handed over to Chris Whitty to comment, Chris immediately offed his condolences.

It's good that she is speaking out now, but I did wish she had been interviewed before the election and the public had all the information before voting for the Tories.

Never buying a round is pretty disgusting to be fair. Nothing really goes against the British way of life more.

I don’t mean this as an insult, but in the strictest sense of the term, I’ve never known a politician (and there are a lot of candidates) to be a better example of a high functioning psychopath. He would be fascinating if it wasn’t so fucking horrifying.

🤣 This woman speaks the truth . I would happily protect her life .

I still remember the story: neighbours called the police when arguments from Carrie’s flat were of concern. Boris had spilled red wine on her new sofa…..

Britain is better than boris, he lacks the moral fibre to represent us, time to go, boy. Good interview.

The 7/7 remark genuinely stunned me. What a horrid man.

I believe absolutely everything she says, I also looked up her 2002 writings and I think she is bang on the money.

The recounting of her mother's experience in the care home struck me. Every resident on her mother's floor also died, presumably of Covid in this context. That is horrendous. What must the families and staff have thought, and the residents too? Wondering who would be next? How frightened those elderly people must have been. Death is obviously not uncommon in care homes given the age of the residents, but knowing this virus is killing people one by one, so scary. That policy had terrible consequences and it's despicable nobody spotted it earlier, and put measures in place.

I once had a colleague who never had any money on him when we went out for departmental drinks. The rest of us agreed - not just because of him not buying drinks - that he was sociopathic as he didn't care about other people and didn't have any friends and for other reasons - and Johnson may be sociopathic too, he definitely is a Narcissist at least.

Like father like son

How on earth has he been allowed to hold our country to ransom? Brexit was all for him

The ‘UK’ public didn’t vote him in, it’s more an English phenomenon

I believe every word this woman says. When will the people who voted for the Conservatives and his party tribe see the light?

Classic narcissist. Key thing she said: he has zero empathy. No core principles, no sense of civic duty, just selfishness, ruthlessness and desire to be top dog, and to win. Nothing new to many people but still deeply depressing to hear it all confirmed. And that people are being duped and taken in by his act. Worst PM in British history. That’s how millions will remember him. He has to go.

I interviewed Johnson one year at Pride, it was uncomfortable then and I wouldn't want to have the trauma of working with him.

He is a complete, classic Sociopath. She gives all of the signs that you need to spot this.

I believe her and he seems like a real "frat boy" kind of man with little empathy for others & certainly dishonest and lacking traits to be a real leader! And clearly doesn't give a toss about the british people and what they've had to endure throughout the pandemic (as in other occasions, as she mentioned, like during the London terrorist attack..!) Also, how disgusting is he towards women? Absolutely shocking! Can't see how anyone who truly care about the UK and its people would want him to continue in office!

A lot of people like a bad guy and that's why he gets on. Bad guys ,though, are no good for anyone but themselves but try explaining that to a lot of people.

The way he disposed of the woman who was "laughing" (she wasn't the only one and she wasn't laughing at the public but rather at her inability to do her job regarding that specific problem because she's likely not a natural liar)... was chilling. It's like she never existed. It's irritating how he pandered to the misogyny of the public as a way of looking as if things were getting done. Now her career has been sacrificed but he is still there. Out of her and him, he should have been the one to go.

"He doesn't know how to deal with women who dont fancy him" quicker to just say women really...

You lot voted him In, its your fault, he's been a compulsive liar for decades.

We must never forget this government authorised the discharging of positive patients into care homes #ringofsteel

I'm not fooled by his bumbling ' clever fool'... his smirking needs to be wiped!

His father is partly to blame and of course the fact he went to an elitist school and it was drummed into him from an early age that he was special and better than most of us.

He is very representative of the upper / eton class in the UK... they are a completely different (and indifferent) species...

I think Sonia has all the qualities Boris Johnson lacks. This is the kind of Prime Minister the UK needs. Someone who actually has the best interests of its people as their main focus.

My wife and I had the great misfortune of having to deal with a sociopath - who literally destroyed our lives and left us both homeless and penniless. So I can categorically confirm that BJ demonstrates all the classic characteristics of sociopathy. As Ms Purnell pointedly alludes to, Sociopaths are unrelentingly ruthless and have extremely low levels of integrity, honesty, fairness or consideration for others. Indeed, they are so self-absorbed that they cannot accept [or even see] anything at all wrong with their behaviour. Worse still, they actually take great pleasure in inflicting suffering on other people through their utterly wicked actions. They have no moral compass or sense of 'wrong or right' and as long as they get what they want, everything and everyone else doesn't matter. Many Sociopaths are also very naturally predisposed to criminality [although they will vehemently deny this]. The ability to deceive, cheat and con people is insanely addictive to them - even more so than any financial gain in fact. [in the case of the sociopath we encountered he was already a millionaire many times over - yet was still utterly relentless in his desire to ruin us]. In my opinion - there are absolutely no redeeming qualities about sociopaths and suffering the same pain and devastation inflicted on them that they mete out to others is the only solution. Expose and destroy them completely.

He broke the whole UK and most people never understood him because he misled them with his charisma and sense of humour and he knows it.

None of that is any surprise. Johnson is the worst kind of human being.

Wonder where priti learned the bully tactics from ,doyou think she was an A student?

Great interview and interviewer. Excellent if depressing, but not surprising apart from the fact there are still people who remain seriously intellectually challenged who still support him. Even worse those who simply don't care how the image of the English has gone town the tubes.

I once saw Johnson on his bike (near City Hall). With a black woolly bonnet pulled down over his blond bonce, he looked pretty indistinct; sad even. I wish others could have seen him as I saw him then.

He's a textbook psychopath. It was notable in the broadcasters' interview he did with Beth Rigby that the only time he looked genuinely upset was when he was asked about apologising to the Queen - someone who he knows will always be inherently more important than he is. He couldn't give less of a shit about 150,000 dead on his watch and the sacrifices the people of the UK have made to stop that already terrible number become much, much worse.

That part about 7/7 is disgraceful. He’s a piece of work

It's taken the English 5 years to suss out Boris Johnson, when the Scots could do it 5 seconds.

Why is Sonia Purnell referred to as Boris Johnson's "Ex-friend", when, by her own account of their working history, they were never friends?

Boris is little more than a mirror of the state of our country! Very sad!

Excellent video! I have said all along that his one goal in life was to be PM and he would do literaly anything to get there. Pretty much the same as asking a child what they want to be when they grow up and they answer "famous". When asked what they want to be famous for, they simply answer "I don't know, I just want to be famous", the so-called celebrity culture writ large. Throughout his life and positions of influence and/or power he has been shown to be a lying inompetent, why WHY do people not see this?

Johnson was born in New York. When he’s done here maybe he’ll run for President. Just a friendly warning.

How could the UK have allowed such a person to become Prime Minister?

He doesn't need to buy a round - he gets all his expensive booze from donors who expect favours in return.

Dont forget he was never made head boy at Eton ..this really really upset him that the Headmaster at the time didnt rate him and his character.?????????

She described him to a T and proved what I always new shame members of the public still want him in power . It’s beyond belief

What a lovely lady with positiveness and truth. God bless her, and her family. So sorry she lost her mother. Wishing her the very best with her future

Even his own girlfriend now wife had to call the police because of his behaviour.

I will never vote for someone who is that selfish as to never buy a round. It's absolutely disgusting.

Anyone who still admires Johnson after hearing this interview must be just like Johnson, which is a very scary thing. I think the world is full of sociopaths and we should all be worried.

" ... and not a team player." Not the best sort of person to lead the nation.

Look at how he ran over that child playing rugby just to score a try

Perhaps she could have considered why Johnson is so widely despised in Scotland? Even by the Tories there.

The smartest thing I ever did in my life, 30 years ago, was leave England and go to live in the Netherlands. A country with about 28 political parties, 17 of which have seats in the parliament, and 11 of which have seats in the European parliament. Where the cabinet is always a coalition of five or six parties and no Etonian Hooray Henry could ever have as much influence as Boris. In the parliament everyone gets to contribute to the debate, but all that ever happens is what everyone from Extreme Right to Looney Left has to admit is the most sensible compromise. Nothing else would fly. Potential National disasters are grounded from the outset.

I like this lady...i could listen to her for hours...honest, precise, down to earth and knows about wallpaper...the shit this lady knows about THE GREAT DECEPTION....write a book.

ETON, teaches how lie and cheat your way through life; and just don't commit the ultimate sin, getting caught out doing it.

didnt he condone his mate roughing up someone 40 years ago

Both narcissists and sociopaths may be charismatic and charming, unreliable, controlling, selfish, and dishonest. They both feel entitled and deny responsibility for their actions. They usually lack empathy, emotional responsiveness, and insight into their personality disorder

Hearing this lady assess the sociopath Johnson - everything makes perfect sense, but it is frightening that such an individual could succeed. Is there any way back to decency for the political class now? And what of us “little people” do we need a civil uprising to drain that Westminster swamp before true patriots with visions of a better Britain can govern? (Or am I in a drug fuelled daze?)

What do you expect letting a narcissist be a leader 😂

"He is horrible, and his bird. Well, she aint what you call a lady."

And he's never gonna resign, because of what he is. He will need to be forced out of office.

He’s like one of those mates that never puts his hands in his pockets. You know he’s tight, but you still take them along with u coz they’re a laugh !