Boris Johnson signs book deal for memoir of turbulent UK premiership
- Publisher HarperCollins says the as-yet untitled volume by the former prime minister will be ‘like no other’
- Financial details of the contract were not disclosed, but previous British PMs have reportedly made six-figure sums for their memoirs
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has signed a deal to write a memoir of his tumultuous time in office, which began with a vow to “get Brexit done” and ended in scandal and resignation.
Publisher HarperCollins said Monday that the as-yet untitled book will be a prime ministerial memoir “like no other”.
Johnson became prime minister in July 2019, won a major election victory that December and brought the UK out of the European Union the following year.
He led Britain through the Covid-19 pandemic – which landed him in intensive care – and the first months of the war in Ukraine but became embroiled in scandals over his finances and ethics.
He was forced to resign in July 2022 after dozens of members of his government quit in protest.
No publication date has been set for the book, which will be published in the UK by Harper Collins imprint William Collins.
