Those who know him have always said Boris Johnson is capable of dark fury.
He has spent years carefully crafting his public image as the jolly, tousled-haired, joker-in-chief.
At Prime Minister’s questions yesterday we caught a glimpse of the uglier side of his personality.
Three times he was asked directly by the Labour leader to say who initially paid for the refurbishment of the Downing Street flat.
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Three times Mr Johnson refused to answer. Instead he resorted to foam-speckled ranting and raving.
The Prime Minister came across a trapped animal barking furious at being cornered by thecool-headed Keir Starmer.
The allegations are so damaging because they expose the side of Johnson he had sought to hide.
When the clown’s greasepaint is scrubbed off people see he’s just another Tory who arrogantly believes the rules don’t apply to him and who spends three times more on doing up his flat that the average annual wage.
Thanks to the vaccine voters have been forgiving of Johnson’s flaws.
But, like the jab, this will not protect him forever.
At one point he will be held account for his actions and behaviour.
Today we saw the rage of someone who had seen his own future.
