Perhaps his friends were a lot like him

"People wanted him to succeed, and were disposed to look the other way"

~ R. Prince

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/07/opinions/boris-johnson-resignation-lies-scandals-prince/index.html

"Etonians Feel Born to Rule..."

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/06/etonians-feel-born-to-rule-and-we-all-pay-the-price-for-it