In December 2019, Boris Johnson took to the podium to celebrate the Conservatives’ best result in 30 years. His promise to “Get Brexit done” became the flagship slogan of a campaign that trounced the Labour Party, then led by Jeremy Corbyn. Johnson had managed to win over an array of voters within Labour’s “Red Wall”, winning seats across the midlands and the north of England. In his victory speech, the former prime minister said he was “humbled” that they had put their faith in him and pledged that he would never take their support for granted. The transformation in British…