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GOT ENOUGH ROOM THERE BORIS?

First picture of Theresa May’s Cabinet sees Boris Johnson manspreading wildly as he squeezes out two female colleagues

The Foreign Secretary stretches his legs in official snap – and it turns out he is a repeat offender

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THE FIRST picture of Theresa May’s Cabinet has been released but all eyes are on Boris Johnson after he was manspreading wildly.

The Foreign Secretary once again stole the limelight from the Prime Minister as he squeezed two of his female colleagues for space by stretching his legs wide apart.

 The first picture of Theresa May's new Cabinet was dominated by Boris' manspreading
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The first picture of Theresa May's new Cabinet was dominated by Boris' manspreadingCredit: PA

Sat in between Education Secretary Justine Greening and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, Mr Johnson is showing poor etiquette.

The photo, released this morning, shows Mrs May’s top team altogether for the first time since taking over from David Cameron, with Boris in the front row close to other big hitters like the Chancellor Philip Hammond.

But social media users quickly picked up on the minister’s poor seating behaviour, with dozens tweeting accusing him of ‘manspreading’.

 The Foreign Secretary went for an ultra-wide stance in between his two female colleagues
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The Foreign Secretary went for an ultra-wide stance in between his two female colleaguesCredit: Getty Images

The term was coined to describe the way men, particularly on public transport, take up more space than they should, often at the expense of women sitting next to them.

But nobody should be surprised by Boris’ behaviour, as the former Mayor of London is a serial manspreader.

He’s been pictured in the House of Commons multiple times with his limbs splayed out, including at last week’s PMQs.

And whilst on the Tube he could often be spotted stretching out, even once cramping his old friend Mr Cameron for room:

 Stretching out in the House of Commons
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Stretching out in the House of CommonsCredit: PA
 He was even seen manspreading as far as Singapore
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He was even seen manspreading as far as SingaporeCredit: PA
 Enjoying PMQs Amber Rudd again bore the brunt of his splayed limbs
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Enjoying PMQs Amber Rudd again bore the brunt of his splayed limbsCredit: AP
 Even Prime Ministers are not safe from his serial spreading as David Cameron found out on the Tube
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Even Prime Ministers are not safe from his serial spreading as David Cameron found out on the TubeCredit: PA
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