Boris Johnson gets into extraordinary stand-up row with Labour’s election supremo over Jeremy Corbyn’s confused policies
Foreign Secretary had a very heated debate with Andrew Gwynne on Sky News
BORIS Johnson got into an extraordinary stand-up row with Labour’s election supremo over Jeremy Corbyn’s confused policies.
The Foreign Secretary had a very heated debate with Andrew Gwynne on Sky News ahead of the television head-to-head between the party leaders.
Ahead of Theresa May’s appearance with Mr Corbyn in the “Battle for No10”, her Cabinet minister got into a feisty sparring session live on-air.
Mr Johnson lost his cool and repeatedly asked Mr Gwynne whether his boss supported another Scottish independence referendum,
He then laid into him about Mr Corbyn’s plan for Brexit – buttonholing him on whether he wanted to stay in the single market or customs union.
As the presenter Adam Boulton lost control of the discussion, Mr Gwynne said: “Come on Boris you can do better than this.”
Mr Johnson replied: “Nonsense, your making this up as you go along!”
He then said: “The only way Jeremy Corbyn could become Prime Minister is if a tutti-frutti constitution of chaos – a sort of Munster’s family-style arrangement with the SNP, with the Liberal Democrats.”
Mr Gwynne responded: “That might have worked in 2015 but nobody’s listening to you on that.”
After several minutes more of bickering the presenter asked: “Doesn’t your exchange show we should have had face-to-face debates?”
Mr Gwynne replied: “Absolutely, what’s she running scared of?”
But asked the same question Mr Johnson replied: “I’m more interested in talking to this chap – he doesn’t have a clue what he’s on about!”
Eventually Mr Boulton ended the row, but the pair continued to go at it as the broadcaster cut away ahead of the debate between Mr Corbyn and Mrs May.