Big on bluster, short on substance: Boris gives rambling conference speech
The prime minister announced just one new policy in a waffling 44-minute address in Manchester.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
The prime minister announced just one new policy in a waffling 44-minute address in Manchester.
Nick Robinson eventually lost his patience, telling the PM they should discuss "a range of subjects, not just one".
"Genius genius genius," wrote one fan.
The prime minister admitted that it will be "incredibly tough" to increase rape prosecution rates - but denied austerity is to blame.
“Bet he won’t say that to Johnson’s face who’s only just admitted exactly how many children he has," one Twitter user said.
People in glass houses...
“There can’t be one rule for senior Conservatives and their chums and another rule for everyone else.”
After being called out for false claims about wages, it also appears he got his MoJ and police recruitment numbers wrong.
Up to 120,000 animals may be culled on farms and incinerated due to a shortage of butchery and abattoir workers.
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