‘Embarrassing’: Boris Johnson criticised for rambling speech to CBI
by Aubrey Allegretti, Joanna Partridge and Rob Davies from World news | The Guardian on (#5S6W0)
Business leaders and Conservative MPs criticise speech in which PM extensively praised Peppa Pig World and imitated car
Boris Johnson has been criticised by senior business leaders and Conservative MPs for a rambling" speech to top industry figures that saw him extensively praise Peppa Pig World, compare himself to Moses and imitate the noise of an accelerating car.
The prime minister's sprawling address to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) was accused of lacking seriousness and professionalism. Johnson lost his place during the speech and spent 20 seconds repeating forgive me" as he shuffled the printed pages on his podium.
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