Boris Johnson claimed that the UK should "have our cake and eat it" during the UK 2016 referendum.
Johnson, a rotund, larger than life character, has form with food and myth-making.
As Brussels correspondent for the Daily Telegraph he infamously claimed the EC was about to ban prawn co...
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Already a member? Login hereCharlie Pownall is a reputation and communications advisor based in London. He worked for the European Commission from 1992-1996. He writes in a personal capacity.
Charlie Pownall is a reputation and communications advisor based in London. He worked for the European Commission from 1992-1996. He writes in a personal capacity.