Boris Johnson boasts of enjoying a career 'break' despite still being an MP

The ousted prime minister suggested he would start doing 'lucrative' theatrical performances of classic poems to fill his time - despite having a full-time job as £84,144 as an MP

Boris Johnson has said he is taking an 'unexpected break' from his career - despite still being a full-time MP (

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Boris Johnson has bragged about enjoying the 'unscheduled break' in his career, despite still being an MP.

In a rambling Spectator article, the ousted Prime Minister said that "one of the joys of a recent career change" is that he now has time to recite classic texts as he does long jogs in London.

The greedy father-of-seven, who has spent £1million on speeches since being fired, has compared the plague to the start of The Iliad - Homer's epic poem from the 8th century BC .-C.- to Covid.

And Mr Johnson then suggested he would start doing ‘lucrative’ theatrical interpretations of classic poems after being kicked out of Downing Street.

Being an MP is considered a full-time job, with a base salary of £84,144 a year.

Mr. Johnson wrote, "It doesn't matter if you do podcasts or TV. I propose to fill this unexpected hiatus in my career with lucrative, expansive theatrical renditions of these great texts, in ascending chronological order.

"It's going to be called 'Totally Epic Performance'. I expect you to laugh and say no one's coming. I say whatever. You read it here first."

His spokesperson did not respond to requests for clarity on what he was talking about.

Boris Johnson has raised over £1million for his speeches since leaving office (

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The shamed former prime minister has