Boris Johnson's life now - six-figure fee, cushty TV job and Prince Harry confession

saw a meteoric rise to the top, but following lie after lie whilst in power, his Tory fanbase quickly depleted.

The former Prime Minister has now written an eye-raising memoir about his time in office and ahead of its release next week, is sitting down tonight with ITV's Tom Bradby to talk about his controversies. He had been due to appear on the BBC earlier this week for an interview with , but it was cancelled at the last minute.

The broadcaster was forced to apologise over a 'humiliating' gaffe that saw her accidentally email her briefing notes to the former PM instead of her team, to go ahead." In recent times, the 60-year-old has taken a step away from politics after first being elected as an MP in 2001.

During Johnson's three years as leader, the UK quit the EU, saw life turned upside down with the spread of deadly coronavirus, and spearheaded Western support for Ukraine. But what has the ex-Downing Street boss been up to since?

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In June 2023, Johnson announced he had , following a probe into whether he misled Parliament over Partygate - a political scandal that engulfed the Tories and heavily contributed to his downfall as PM. The disgraced politician and released a .

In the December, that looked into his pandemic failings and admitted the Government underestimated the danger posed by the virus in early 2020. Johnson described the Partygate scandal as a "travesty of the truth", but the Inquiry was shown a WhatsApp message with Johnson boasting that he would "get through" it and "come out on top".

Six-figure allowance

While ex-Prime Ministers don't get a salary after leaving No10, they can claim an allowance. It is called the Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCDA) and is worth up to £115,000 a year. As set out on the Cabinet Office website, the PDCA was introduced to assist former prime ministers still active in public life. The rule means that Johnson can claim the six-figure allowance.

As well as this, outgoing PMs are also able to claim ministerial severance pay of £18,860 when leaving office. Since he left his role as MP, Johnson no longer has to record his earnings. Before he stood down, he registered more than £5million since leaving No10, including a string of highly-paid speeches and a £510,000 advance to write his memoir. Meanwhile, he will be entitled to both an MP and ministerial pension eventually.

New media jobs

It was announced in November 2023 that the former Uxbridge and South Ruislip MP would be joining GB News to share his "unvarnished views on everything from and to the war in ". The ex-PM said he would be providing "some great British television". He joined Conservative MPs Philip Davies, Lee Anderson, Sir and Esther McVey, who all present on the channel.

He also landed a new job as a columnist for the Daily Mail, just days after he quit as MP. Johnson was found to by taking up the new role, as former ministers are not permitted to take up or announce new appointments until the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments has been able to provide advice - a process Johnson brazenly flouted.

Honourary degree

In September, Johnson flew to Ukraine to receive an honorary degree. The former PM was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, which translates to "for the sake of honour". He was a supporter of Kyiv during his time at No10 and was welcomed by the Mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi who described Johnson as "a great friend of Ukraine".

Prince Harry confession

In his new memoir Unleashed, Boris Johnson has revealed that as he was Prime Minister at the time of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle leaving the UK for North America, he urged the Duke of Sussex not to give up his royal duties. Senior officials from Whitehall and the Royal household reportedly asked Boris to give Prince Harry a "manly pep talk" in January 2020 as the Duke considered leaving the UK - a place where he has voiced concerns about invasions of his privacy and attacks on his family.

In his book, Johnson describes the incident as "a ridiculous business... when they made me try to persuade Harry to stay. Kind of manly pep talk. Totally hopeless." It's been revealed that a "manly pep talk" took place between then-35-year-old Prince Harry and Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is 20 years his senior, at the UK-Africa investment summit in London.

• Boris Johnson: The Interview airs tonight on ITV at 7pm

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