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Boris And His Bet
Former Daily Telegraph Editor Max Hasting told how he sent an updated cheque to Boris for £1,000 after they had made a bet,on the 2010 election result .With Hasting backing the Tories to win with a majority.But Johnson had cashed the cheque, way before the election happened. Johnson Lost the bet, never paid up and kept the £1,000 . Never Trust a Tory.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.This may help Naomi, although it's a bit muddled and we only get one side of the story/non-story.
I've no idea why Hastings sent Boris an undated cheque for an election due 5 years later according to one claim
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jesus updated / undated....lordy lordy
presumably it is a play on the betting scandal - ( "but dont bet on it", I hear a AB quipster er quip)
or even a play on "Keep out of it Boris, then the Tories will have a better chance".
as for Cinncinnatus Johnson - er no - Both Marius and Sulla ( ROman Republic that is ! ) show triumphant returns may not be that triumphant
It doesn't help Naomi that gulliver has got the wrong end of the stick again.
gulliver writes "With Hasting backing the Tories to win with a majority."
Whereas the article says "Sir Max Hastings last night told how he sent the ex-PM an undated cheque after they made the wager - with the latter backing a Tory majority."
It was Johnson not Hastings that backed a Tory majority (or win, depending whose account you believe). The Tories won, but not with a majority.