Prime Minister Boris Johnson is often referred to as a greased piglet. The front page of the Daily Mail on July 6, 2022 bore the line: "Can even Boris the Greased Piglet wriggle out of this?".
The headline was in reference to the monumental amount of pressure Boris Johnson is under after the resignations of Rishi Sunak and Savid Javid following Number 10's bungled handling of complaints against former whip Chris Pincher. But what does the term greased piglet actually mean and how does it apply to Boris Johnson?
The term a greased piglet refers to a person who is very proficient at slipping out of tight situations. Observers have noted that this is rather fitting for a Prime Minister who has repeatedly been sacked or caught lying but has still managed to rise the top job in politics.
