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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker

Flying too high? Boris Johnson’s biggest on-screen gaffes

Boris Johnson on a zipwire
Boris Johnson, then mayor of London, stuck on a zipwire during a promotional stunt for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Photograph: Reuters

Boris Johnson is set to join GB News, in his first formal job as a TV presenter. But the former prime minister has long been a star of the small screen, famed for his cringe-worthy on-camera gaffes.

As a politician, Johnson was often loose with the facts and vague on matters of policy. But even when appearing to act (if he was indeed acting) the clown, he had a genius for lodging himself in the public consciousness. Despite the litany of missteps that marked his time in politics, he had a knack for getting the public to laugh with, rather than at, him. Here are some of his more memorable moments on screen.

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