Boris Johnson writing memoir about his time as PM

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has signed a woody to constitute a publication astir his turbulent clip arsenic premier minister, described arsenic a "memoir similar nary other".

Publisher HarperCollins has bought the rights to the memoir, which is yet to beryllium titled.

Mr Johnson, who near bureau past year, is reported to beryllium penning the memoir but nary work day has been set.

A biographer and person of Mr Johnson said helium expected the erstwhile PM to marque a "vast sum" from the publication deal.

"It volition beryllium tremendously readable and nary shade writer volition beryllium required," Andrew Gimson, writer of The Rise of Boris Johnson, told the BBC. "People wage immense amounts of wealth for these books."

Literary agents person predicted Mr Johnson could beryllium paid "north of £1m" for a memoir astir his spell arsenic premier minister.

HarperCollins refused to stock details astir however overmuch Mr Johnson was paid for the deal, erstwhile the publication mightiness beryllium finished, oregon however galore copies it expected to sell.

In little statement, its publishing director, Arabella Pike, said: "I look guardant to moving with Boris Johnson arsenic helium writes his relationship of his clip successful bureau during immoderate of the astir momentous events the United Kingdom has seen successful caller times."

Mr Johnson was forced to resign by his ministers past July aft a bid of controversies shattered assurance successful his leadership.

He attempted a comeback aft his successor, Liz Truss, discontinue wrong weeks of taking office, but yet stood aside, and saw Rishi Sunak go premier minister.

Mr Johnson's clip successful bureau was defined, successful part, by the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK's departure from the European Union.

There has been speculation that Mr Johnson is plotting a instrumentality to frontline authorities and has said he volition basal again arsenic an MP astatine the adjacent wide election.

Mr Gimson said the memoir volition beryllium "an important workout successful rescuing his reputation" and "part of the assemblage for this volition beryllium his ain party".

"He's got to archer those radical I'm worthy different go," Mr Gimson said, predicting the publication could beryllium published this year.

A erstwhile journalist, Mr Johnson had a agelong vocation successful the media earlier becoming premier minister, moving arsenic exertion of the Spectator from 1999 to 2005 and arsenic a columnist for the Telegraph.

Other UK premier ministers person secured lucrative books deals, receiving ample sums for the publishing rights.

Sir Tony Blair was reported to person been paid astir £5m successful 2007 for his governmental memoir A Journey, portion David Cameron was reported to person earned £1.5m for his memoir, For The Record.

Mr Johnson has already written a fig of books, including The Churchill Factor, a biography of his leader and wartime person Sir Winston Churchill.

As a backbench Conservative MP, Mr Johnson has besides made a sizeable magnitude of wealth touring the speaking circuit, declaring much than £1m successful speaking fees since leaving bureau successful September.