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according to a report on the british "independent" website on october 5, former british prime minister boris johnson's conservative party rival amber rudd bluntly said that the recently published johnson's controversial memoir reflects that he is "two-faced." , and "dishonest".

according to reports, rudd, a former home secretary, said johnson's autobiography is more like a children's comic magazine "beano" than a serious book.

she sarcastically compared johnson to the "janus" from roman mythology, a euphemism for "double-faced" or "treacherous."

rudd published an article in the british "independent" saying that johnson's new book "unleashed" is the product of his "split personality" and reads like the comic character billy bunt running amok in westminster.

she said the book showed johnson had "no integrity whatsoever" and only did "what was in his best self-interest."

rudd's swipe comes after several incidents johnson mentioned in his book that happened during his tenure were also called into question.

he once claimed that he had a "men's conversation" with prince harry at the request of buckingham palace, pleading with him to stay in the uk. british royal sources denied this.

he also said he regretted apologizing as prime minister for the no. 10 downing street "partygate" scandal during the covid-19 pandemic. this has caused anger among the families of those who died in the new coronavirus epidemic.

rudd told johnson in a televised debate before the 2016 brexit referendum that he was "the life and soul of the party... but not the kind of guy you want to drive you home [after the party]" ".

commenting on boris's new book, she said: "i once said he was not to be trusted in a car alone with women and after reading his memoirs i have to say that he is not to be trusted behind a keyboard either. that is, if you if you’re looking for authenticity, integrity, seriousness and depth in a politician, don’t look for johnson.”

rudd said buyers of johnson's memoirs were likely to be disappointed if they expected to see a "serious writer or chronicler of the covid-19 era" and "witness to the most testing and difficult period in british history".

she said the book was "sensational rather than factual".

"there are two voices in this book, a caricature of a bombastic boris and a calm, reserved, calculating boris. some would say, a perfect reflection of the 'two-faced' boris johnson. "boris has always had a split personality."

she pointed out that after the brexit referendum, it was discovered that johnson had written two articles before becoming a leader of the brexit movement, one advocating for leaving the eu and the other advocating for remaining in the eu.

ladd said: "he is divided, going in opposite directions, but the reasons may be different from what you think. he is thinking hard about what is best for himself. he has always been like this." (compiled by hu guanghe)