Boris Johnson hinted at a comeback

Boris Johnson, who left the post of Prime Minister of Great Britain, hinted at a return in his farewell speech. This was seen by British journalists who were closely following the ceremony.

How notes In a seven-minute speech to the Mirror, Johnson, speaking about his future career, first likened himself to a booster rocket that had served its purpose and was now re-entering the atmosphere to “ditch invisibly in some remote and dark corner of the Pacific.”

It would seem that this metaphor suggests that Johnson plans to disappear from the political scene. However, after that he said: “And I, like Cincinnatus, return to my plow.”

The mention of the Roman commander, consul-suffect of the Roman Republic Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus puzzled journalists. The fact is that this semi-legendary Roman figure was appointed dictator twice in 458 and 439 BC. e. The first time this happened was when the tribes of the Aequi and Volscians began to threaten Rome. Cincinnatus left agriculture, led the army, 6 days later defeated the tribes and immediately renounced power and returned to rural labor. However, then he was again asked to become a dictator in order to suppress the uprising of the plebeians.

The joke could mean that this is not the last time the British will see the former prime minister.

However, there is an opinion that Johnson simply forgot the whole story of Cincinnatus and did not at all mean that he would be “called back” and asked to return. However, people from Johnson’s entourage believe that he is still planning his return to big politics, despite today’s calls to support the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

It is curious that the former prime minister had previously mentioned this Roman dictator. In 2009, when Johnson was mayor of London, he said in an interview: “If, like Cincinnatus, they called me from the plow, it would obviously be wrong of me not to help.”