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==Political views==
==Political views==
Johnson holds a mix of conservative and liberal views, and he has also changed positions on important issues.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/five-times-boris-johnson-flip-flopped-brexit-trump-immigration/ ‘Flip-Flop’ Johnson: Five Times Boris U-Turned on Brexit, the EU, and Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> For example, he has been described as the "British [[Trump]]", though the several liberal positions he takes undermines such a comparison.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/boris-british-trump-not-so-fast/ Boris the British Trump? Not So Fast…] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> He has made statements both supporting and opposing the EU during his career,<ref>Multiple references:
Johnson holds a mix of conservative and liberal views,<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (December 17, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/12/17/big-spending-pro-amnesty-boris-what-kind-conservative-pm-johnson/ Big Spending, Pro-Amnesty Boris: Brexit Aside, What Kind of ‘Conservative’ Will PM Johnson Be?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 17, 2019.</ref> and he has also changed positions on important issues.<ref>Friedman, Victoria (July 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/24/five-times-boris-johnson-flip-flopped-brexit-trump-immigration/ ‘Flip-Flop’ Johnson: Five Times Boris U-Turned on Brexit, the EU, and Trump]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 24, 2019.</ref> For example, he has been described as the "British [[Trump]]", though the several liberal positions he takes undermines such a comparison.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (July 23, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/07/23/boris-british-trump-not-so-fast/ Boris the British Trump? Not So Fast…] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> He has made statements both supporting and opposing the EU during his career,<ref>Multiple references:
*MacAskill, Andrew (June 11, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-views-factbox/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1TC1XK Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
*MacAskill, Andrew (June 11, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-johnson-views-factbox/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1TC1XK Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
*MacAskill, Andrew (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-europe-fact/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1UI19E Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> though he strongly supported [[Brexit]] and the restoration of UK [[sovereignty]] in the 2016 referendum.
*MacAskill, Andrew (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-europe-fact/factbox-die-hard-eurosceptic-or-opportunist-boris-johnsons-views-on-the-eu-idUSKCN1UI19E Factbox: Die-hard eurosceptic or opportunist? Boris Johnson's views on the EU]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> though he strongly supported [[Brexit]] and the restoration of UK [[sovereignty]] in the 2016 referendum.