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“He is like some sherry-crazed old dowager who has lost the family silver at roulette, and who now decides to double up by betting the house as well.” quote by Boris Johnson — Download Open image

“He is like some sherry-crazed old dowager who has lost the family silver at roulette, and who now decides to double up by betting the house as well.”

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