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Boris Johnson resigns: Shredded reputation leads to his nasty fall

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LONDON - He rose to power on the back of a wave of popular support few previous British leaders enjoyed.

But after less than three years, he is now leaving office a broken man, with his reputation in shreds, more the object of ridicule rather than pity.

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