Boris Johnson was UK Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022 and earlier served as Mayor of London. He supports literature and classical studies, advocating for the revival of Latin and Greek in the school curriculum. As an author, he wrote several books, including The Churchill Factor and The Perils of Pushy Parents, a children's book he illustrated. His literary engagement was vibrant when he gave a lively public reading of Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis on a wintery night in London's Trafalgar Square.