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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Boris Johnson compares himself to 'rocket' and swipes at rebel Tories in chaotic last speech

Boris Johnson has compared himself to a "booster rocket" and a Roman statesman in a chaotic final speech where he took one last jibe at Tory MPs who ousted him.

The departing Prime Minister addressed the nation from outside No10 for the last time before he headed to meet the Queen at Balmoral to formally resign from office.

In a speech touting his achievements on Ukraine, Covid and Brexit, he vowed his successor would help Brits through a “tough time for the economy" and vowed the nation would "come out stronger.”

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