Simon Lincoln Reader: Boris “always wanted” to be PM. Now what?

Google the UK's new prime minister and you'll quickly discover his full name is Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, is 55 years old and was born in New York City. On Personal Finance Live, Biznews.com's London columnist Simon Lincoln Reader suggested that his adopted country's new leader might prove to be a surprise package. A former journalist who has a habit of putting his foot in it, Johnson has promised to get Brexit done by the October 31 deadline; unite the UK; and defeat Jeremy Corbyn. In this interview, Simon applies his mind to those questions. – Alec Hogg.Simon Lincoln Reader was born sceptical and it shines through in this interview. Speaking from London just before the confirmation of Boris Johnson as the new leader of the ruling Conservative Party – and thus UK Prime Minister – Simon offers some insights into how his adopted country's new leader might fare. And he offers a far more positive perspective than most commentators..___STEADY_PAYWALL___.He shrugs off criticism of Johnson by, among others, biographer Andrew Gimson, and cautions that "Project Fear" over Brexit has become so endemic in British media that it will probably pay to keep one's own counsel. And notes that despite once calling Donald Trump "a clown", Johnson is likely to forge close links with the UK's powerful ally..Simon also offers a bright side to the key question investors will be asking, dismissing predictions that the pound will move towards parity with the US dollar (currently £1 = $1.23) and reckons he is a more confident investor into Britain now that the great grandson of a Turkish immigrant is running things.

Simon Lincoln Reader: Boris “always wanted” to be PM. Now what?

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