BORIS Johnson lifted his spirits while recovering from coronavirus

by rewatching one of his favourite films, Withnail And I. And now its director, Bruce Robinson, has compared the PM to the hapless protagonist of his cult classic comedy. ‘We have Withnail as a prime minister in a weird way,’ Robinson claims. ‘He’s this boy from Eton spouting f***ing stupid “Tempus Omnia Revelat” b******s all over the place. He is like a Withnail.’