What will Boris Johnson do next? Surely not a return to No 10 …

The former prime minister will make a lot of money writing columns and giving speeches, but friends hint at a Churchillian comeback

Much of Boris Johnson's trajectory for the coming years, even months, remains largely unclear, most probably even for the man himself. But one thing seems certain about his time after he leaves Downing Street: he will make a lot of money.

Johnson spent his last full day in No 10 performing tasks including a final call to President Zelenskiy, and a promise of help to veterans of early UK nuclear tests. On Tuesday, after a crack-of-dawn mini address in Downing Street, he flies to Balmoral to formally resign to the Queen.