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Boris Johnson’s Remainer sister jokes ‘Christmas at Chequers is cancelled’
BORIS Johnson’s Remainer sister has joked that Christmas at Chequers was "cancelled" during an appearance on Have I Got News For You.
Rachel Johnson has clashed with brother Boris over Brexit and told fellow panelists that being the Prime Minister's sister meant a “world of pain”.
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In September she called Mr Johnson "reprehensible" after a tirade against Remainers in the House of Commons in which he accused them of passing a "surrender act".
She took issue with the way she was introduced on the BBC show: “I like the way you introduce me as Boris Johnson's sister as if that is actually my day job.”
Ms Johnson quit the Tories to join the Lib Dems over Brexit and went on to say her brother’s views on the issue were the result of influence of currency speculators, who stood to make money from No Deal.
She joked "I think that meant Chequers Christmas was cancelled” after she made the comments.
Host Victoria Coren Mitchell later asked Ms Johnson: “Does Boris ever phone you up and say 'oh don't say that it's really embarrassing?'."
She replied "yup" and Ross Noble joked she could simply tell her brother that “everything you do is embarrassing, goodbye”.
“No, I'm under orders to not do any chat shows, not to say anything about the Prime Minister, this is my safe space,” she said to loud laughter from the audience.
As part of a regular feature of the show, panelists were given a headline to complete that started: 'Queen set to earn £100 million from (blank space).'
Ms Johnson said: “I know, suing the Prime Minister for illegal prorogation.”
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Meanwhile, her brother failed to win the backing of MPs for his Brexit deal.
He will now be forced to ask the EU for another Brexit delay after MPs backed an amendment tabled by Sir Oliver Letwin.
In a day of high-drama in the House of Commons, MPs backed the Tory rebel by 322 to 306, and torpedoed Boris' plans to pass a deal.
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