Chaser Paul Sinha, also known as the Smiling Assassin when he appears on popular ITV daytime quiz show The Chase, has lashed out at Prime Minister Boris Johnson labeling him a 'buffoon' and a 'liar'.
The Sinnerman took to Twitter to call the PM 'incompetent' and 'dishonest' after the publication of the Sue Gray report into parties held in Downing Street during lockdown.
The report listed 16 events held in and around the Prime Minister's home and offices while Covid restrictions were in place - although it could not give details as 12 of the parties are under police investigation.
After the report was published, Mr Johnson stood up in Parliament to apologise - then faced a barrage of abuse from MPs.
Leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford was thrown out of the Chamber after calling Boris Johnson a liar and refusing to withdraw his statement.
Sinha took to Twitter to write: "Only in a country that fetishises privilege, fluency in Latin, personal wealth, and "hilarious" buffoonery could this incompetent, dishonest, unpleasant liar have a shot at PM , let alone still be in the job"
His tweet rapidly gained over 2,500 likes and was retweeted hundreds of times.
Twitter users welcomed the opinion, with Guy Gadoire replying: "A brain-damaged chicken would be better than Johnson. Thanks though."
Andy Rehling said: "This is so utterly accurate"
Tom Muldowney tweeted: "And of course, a country where any amount of transgressions are forgiven if you have a big picture of the Queen in your living room."
Sinha, who described himself as "On the left both politically and thanks to Parkinson's" on his Twitter bio, later tweeted to attack Conservatives who are supporting Johnson and telling the country to focus on other things.
He said: "The sheer amoral, tone deaf arrogance of the Tories who insist we move on, like Nick Leeson applying for a job at Barings complaining "Oh you are still briging up THAT? I said I was sorry...""
The Prime Minister apologised on Monday and insisted “I get it and I will fix it” as he faced fresh calls to resign after Sue Gray’s limited inquiry criticised “failures of leadership and judgment”.
Ms Gray criticised “failures of leadership and judgment” in No 10 and the Cabinet Office while England was under coronavirus restrictions in 2020 and 2021.
But the saga was far from over for the embattled Prime Minister, with the senior civil servant saying she was unable to publish meaningful findings about the “extensive” material she gathered because of the Metropolitan Police investigation.
Scotland Yard said it was reviewing more than 300 images and over 500 pages of information passed to officers by the Gray inquiry.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer demanded Mr Johnson publish a full Gray inquiry in the future, as he said the British people believe the Prime Minister should “do the decent thing and resign”, but will not because he is “a man without shame”.
Former prime minister Theresa May questioned whether Mr Johnson either did not “read the rules”, understand them, or “didn’t think the rules applied to No 10”.
