Boris Johnson recites Oompa-Loompas song in defence of Roald Dahl’s books
by Aletha Adu, Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#69D3F)
Ex-PM criticises sensitivity edit of author's works - and also rejects sending Parthenon marbles to Greece
Boris Johnson has criticised a publisher's rewriting of some language in Roald Dahl's stories by reciting a song by the Oompa-Loompas.
The former prime minister expressed his irritation at wokeness and political correctness" after Puffin made extensive changes to the author's work to remove language it deemed offensive.
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