Boris gets his own back on Theresa
Revenge is a Ferrero Rocher best served cold. Boris Johnson mocks Theresa May's leather 'lederhosen'. Gags in full: https://t.co/Te1nAx3Avw
— Paul Waugh (@paulwaugh) December 13, 2016
Paul Waugh writes on HuffPost about tonight’s reception at Lancaster House,
“In front of hundreds of diplomats from around the globe, he made a typically maverick speech hailing Brexit, while teased the PM on everything from foreign student numbers to Nigel Farage’s links with the US and even Heathrow’s third runway.
But after days of “trousergate” controversy – sparked by former minister Nicky Morgan’s criticism of the cost of May’s leather pants – Johnson couldn’t resist the biggest target…
“We are so cosmopolitan that we drink more champagne, more prosecco, buy more German cars than anyone else,” he declared.
“And our wonderful Prime Minister actually wears lederhosen!”
Quite where this is all going will be one of the fun stories of 2017.