British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls to quit as support around him collapses. Photo: Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls to quit as support around him collapses. Photo: Reuters
Bhavan Jaipragas
Opinion

Opinion

As I see it by Bhavan Jaipragas

Is ‘hubris syndrome’ the reason why UK’s Boris Johnson took so long to resign?

  • Term was coined after a 2008 study found a personality change brought on over time by people in power, often sparked by a specific trigger – exercising power
  • Johnson had earlier said he would ‘of course’ remain as prime minister, despite facing pressure to quit amid a mounting rebellion within the Conservative Party

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls to quit as support around him collapses. Photo: Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected calls to quit as support around him collapses. Photo: Reuters
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