Four Corners Season 2019 Episode 27 - Betting on Boris

Airdate: 2019-Aug-12

Episode summary:

The elevation of Boris Johnson to the Prime Ministership of Great Britain has been greeted with elation in some quarters, with undisguised horror in others.Elected by members of his own party, not by the people, Britain's 77th Prime Minister has ridden into office on the back of the big bold promise to deliver Brexit come hell or highwater and the stakes couldn't be higher.The ABC's chief foreign correspondent and former long-time Europe correspondent, Philip Williams, reports on the rise of Boris Johnson.

About Four Corners series:

Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the national story since August 1961, exposing sca...Show more >