Boris Johnson’s Steve Bannon connection has put him one scandal away from losing the support of Tory members

More controversy might cause their dormant doubts to erupt. A few more exposed whoppers might force them to ask themselves if they can trust what he says about leaving without a deal

If the prospective prime minister lied about meeting the alt-right strategist, what else is new? (EPA)

If Boris Johnson spent Saturday in a panic about a tape, he was sweating about the wrong one. The recording of domestic events in Camberwell still hasn’t reached the public domain. For that, he will be thankful.

But an earlier video has, and its implications go deeper than a lively exchange of opinions about wine stains and ballistic laptops.

This one stars Steve Bannon, spearhead of the neo-fascistic movement delicately euphemised as “the alt-right”.