Newstalk ZB's own Barry Soper spent the day with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson - and left hoping for more stories.

The former UK leader held a 'long lunch' in Auckland to promote his book Unleashed. 

Barry Soper described Johnson's speech as ' the slow unravel of a mohair jersey' - and wondered what would come of it.

"He dithered his way - I couldn't understand many of the things he was saying because he was dithering so much."

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