#askboris: “Codswallop”, cabbies and cannons

#askboris: “Codswallop”, cabbies and cannons

Words: Charlie Gardiner-Hill

Our beloved Boris Johnson has been answering the tweets of his constituents over the last few hours and they’ve had an unusually unpopular slant. The Q&A session came after Andy Coulson’s conviction in the phone hacking trial at the Old Bailey, confirming accusations that the now Mayor of London once dismissed as “codswallop”, and after recent revelations that Boris has bought three water cannons for the Metropolitan Police. The combination of poor timing and Twitter’s penchant for rabble rousing has led to an onslaught of jokes, jibes and jarring political comments over the course of the afternoon – here’s our pick of the best.

Twitter calls on Boris to eat his words…

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The question on everyone’s mind…

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Britain in the grip of Star Wars fever…

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The focus was more on Boris’s style and less on his substance…

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One or two cabbies, just ain’t happy

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Not quite the innovative energy solutions Boris had in mind

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You’ll get it in the end…

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#philosophical

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Fishing for answers, will the “ball come out of the scrum” in Boris’s direction?

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