You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. Cromwell was talking about the Long Parliament back in 1653, which up to that point had sat for 13 years. But who can doubt that he would have said the same about the current Tory government that in one form or another, under three prime ministers, has held office since May 2010?
Blabbering Boris reveals little about the royals
Johnson is not the first premier to breach the royal omerta, nor is he the most indiscreet.