A 'chlorinated chicken' and a 'big girl's blouse' - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicked off his first questions in parliament by goading ...
LONDON: A"chlorinated chicken" and a"big girl's blouse": British Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicked off his first questions in parliament by goading opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for not backing a new general election.
At Prime Minister's Questions, a parliamentary session when lawmakers get to quiz the British leader every Wednesday , Johnson used some choice language to attack Labour and try to rally his Conservatives after a bruising night on Tuesday.After losing a vote on his Brexit plans late on Tuesday, Johnson was keen to get on the front foot by accusing Corbyn of supporting a policy of"dither and delay" over Brexit but also of running scared of his call for an early election on Oct 15.
"There's only one chlorinated chicken that I can see ... and he's on that bench," Johnson said, pointing at Corbyn who has criticised the British leader's enthusiasm for a trade deal with the United States over, among other things, concerns over food standards. He also appeared to shout at Corbyn that he was a"great big girl's blouse" - a coward - over his decision to back an election only when a no-deal Brexit was off the agenda.
Johnson, whose government has lost its majority after he axed 21 lawmakers from his party, wants to hold a snap election to shake up parliament, which is deeply divided over Brexit and rejected his predecessor Theresa May's exit deal with the EU three times.
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