Boris Johnson shared his thoughts about UKʼs future role in Ukraine during a chat with GB-news on 11/12/24. He pointed out that if Donald Trump cuts Ukraine funding Britain might need to send its own troops — which nobody wants to see happen
If Ukraine goes down then we face an even bigger threat on our borders‚ wherever democracies butt up against Russia
The ex-PM discussed Trumps mixed signals about Ukraine noting some Republicans have weird pro-Putin ideas (which he finds really strange). However he mentioned that Trump did help Ukraine before by sending those anti-tank weapons which made a big difference
In a wide-ranging talk Johnson touched on immigration saying Britain should copy Trumps deportation ideas: the current system lets too many people come in through non-legal ways which isnt fair to legal immigrants. He thinks the Rwanda plan was good but lawyers keep making things hard
Speaking about recent riots Johnson expressed worry about UKʼs free-speech situation. He thinks its not right that some first-time offenders get long sentences for social-media posts while serious criminals walk free — this hurts Britainʼs image as free-speech leader
When asked about a story claiming Queen Elizabeth II called him an idiot Johnson dismissed it as gossip saying prime ministers dont organize royal funerals anyway: its handled by DCMS