Countdown legend Susie Dent couldn't resist a cutting dig at Boris Johnson after the shameless Prime Minister refused to resign after being fined over Partygate.
The PM attended a lockdown-breaking birthday bash on 19 June 2020, where an ally infamously claimed he was "ambushed by cake".
He has since paid a fine for going to the illegal indoor gathering, but today refused to resign by claiming he felt a "greater sense of obligation" to deliver for the public.
Not missing a beat, Dictionary Corner star Susie tweeted: "Word of the day is 'maw-worm' (19th century): one who insists that they have done nothing wrong, despite evidence to the contrary."
Fans loved Susie's aptly-timed word and flocked to Twitter to comment.
One tweeted: "Your tweets are joyous!"
Another agreed, writing: "She hits the nail on the head each and every day. She is truly the twitter queen."
A third joked: "I’m starting to think that @susie_dent doesn’t pick her words of the day randomly."
Speaking from his luxury Chequers retreat on Tuesday evening, Mr Johnson said: "I have paid the fine and I once again offer a full apology.
"In a spirit of openness and humility I want to be completely clear about what happened on that day."
The "brief gathering" in the Cabinet Room at around 2pm on his birthday lasted "less than 10 minutes, Mr Johnson said.
Mr Johnson said: "Of course the police have found otherwise and I fully respect the outcome of their investigation.
"I understand the anger than many will feel, that I myself fell short when it came to observing the very rules which the Government I lead had introduced to protect the public.
"I accept in all sincerity that people had a right to expect better."
Mr Johnson also denied he had misled Parliament with his repeated denials that rules were broken - saying: "I spoke in completely good faith."
