Boris Johnson hates scrutiny. It seems that despite his best efforts, BBC presenter Andrew Neil will not get the opportunity to interview the Prime Minister, and so will not be able to call him out on all the awful things he has done.

But dodging Andrew Neil is not the only thing Johnson has done to avoid scrutiny in recent months.

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Here is everything else the leader of the Conservatives has done to hide from the glare of the press, and his colleagues.

Refusing to be interviewed

Boris Johnson has not only ignored Andrew Neil, he has also said he is not willing to be interviewed by ITV’s Julie Etchingham – despite other leaders submitting to her scrutiny.

Avoiding debates

Johnson is also not a fan of debating his political opponents. A Channel 4 debate with Jeremy Corbyn had to be cancelled last month after Johnson refused to take part.

He was also empty chaired with an ice sculpture when he decided not to turn up to another Channel 4 debate on climate change.

And when he was running to be the leader of the Conservative Party, Johnson also frequently failed to take part in debates with the other leadership candidates.

Proroguing Parliament

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister, hastily rushed through a Brexit deal with the European Union, then attempted to shut down Parliament so it had little time to scrutinise its contents. Despite claiming he was proroguing the legislature so he could call a Queen’s speech, the highest court in the land called him out on his disingenuousness and forced him to reopen it.

Regardless of the outcome, this episode showed the public that Boris Johnson wanted what Boris Johnson wanted – and was not prepared to let MPs stop him.

Hiding the Russia Report

Boris Johnson is refusing to release a report on alleged Russian interference in UK elections. Although Downing Street has said it will release the report in due course, the government has faced criticism from the Labour Party and the general public for “clearly politically motivated” attempts to shield itself from scrutiny.

After all, Boris Johnson said he would be interviewed by Andrew Neil but dithered and delayed until the public forgot about it. This is clearly his technique for the Russia report as well.

Avoiding his own hustings

Boris Johnson was empty chaired last night when he did not attend hustings in his constituency, Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

Showing his arrogance and a blatant disregard for his constituents, the Prime Minister may have shot himself in the foot – given that his majority is slim and people are calling on the Lib Dems to switch their support to Labour to unseat him.

Changing the constitution

Much noise has been made on social media about page 48 of the Conservative Party manifesto, which refers to constitutional changes.

The section says it will examine the relationship between the government, parliament and the courts, stating:

“We will ensure that judicial review is available to protect the rights of the individuals against an overbearing state, while ensuring that it is not abused to conduct politics by another means or to create needless delays.”

Gina Miller, a lawyer involved in bringing the court case against Boris Johnson that ruled prorogation unlawful, called this pledge “sinister” and said it was made to stop cases like these from being successful in the future.

We’ve said for months that Johnson has dictatorial ambitions. What more evidence do you need?