Update: Prime Ministers in Their Own Words: Boris Johnson Fails to Impress in Gloucestershire

The day has arrived when Boris Johnson is coming to town… but who will be there to see him? This time last week 53% of tickets hadn’t sold and with less then twelve hours to go 43% of tickets remain unsold.

He is coming to the event to promote his new book Unleashed, a tale covering Johnson political career from becoming Mayor of London through to his time as Prime Minister handling Brexit and Covid.

Critics are divided over whether the book is full of Johnson blowing his own trumpet or if he is one of the best political writers of the time.

But the question still remains why is a former Prime Minister struggling to sell out seats in a fairly conservative area?

In 2019 when Johnson was elected Prime Minister, Gloucestershire was a conservative hot bed with all constituencies having Conservative MPs; and even though in the most recent election only one constituency remained conservative there is still a lot support for the Conservative Party in the area which was obvious in the local elections held in May.

It is possible that people simple can’t afford to go to the event with tickets being £50, which in a cost of living crisis is money that could be used to feed a family or pay for bills. Or it could just be that Johnson book isn’t as anticipated as originally thought.