Those Boris Johnson insults in full
Calls Obama "part-Kenyan" with "ancestral dislike" of UK
Describes people from Congo having "watermelon smiles"
Calls Commonwealth citizens "flag-waving piccaninnies"
Suggests Papuan people are cannibals
Jokes about clearing away dead bodies in Libya
Still Foreign Secretary pic.twitter.com/CrJImDhwYe
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) October 4, 2017
Here was Johnson speaking at a Tory party conference event last night.
LISTEN: @BorisJohnson has suggested parts of Libya could be the next Dubai “if they clear the dead bodies away” at a #CPC17 fringe event. pic.twitter.com/zRtFyK8Z6g
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) October 3, 2017
And here’s how people reacted on Twitter.
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The Foreign Secretary. The FOREIGN SECRETARY. https://t.co/Oc4oSFyenx
— Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) October 3, 2017
2.
It's not a gaffe though, is it? When someone slips up it's a gaffe.
When they consistently say/do awful/racist things, they're a dickhole. https://t.co/R6mcOspAy9— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 3, 2017
3.
Calling him "Boris" makes him sound like a friend; deeply offensive comments look this are made by a Johnson… https://t.co/cGwYhgAsGP
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 3, 2017
4.
Theresa May: I don't want a cabinet of Yes men, I want a cabinet of people who make sick jokes about dead Libyans
— Paul Mason (@paulmasonnews) October 3, 2017
5.
'Now then, let's look up best things to say about Libya…..best things to say about Libya…' pic.twitter.com/zrEAgPlzSN
— Ian McDougall (@IanMcDougall1) October 3, 2017
6.
Michael Gove tells @nicholaswatt Boris Johnson's speech was "a series of factbombs being dropped on the audience" #newsnight
— Jess Brammar (@jessbrammar) October 3, 2017
7.
Boris Johnson addresses the conservative party conference pic.twitter.com/2OqrpPxBex
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) October 3, 2017
Here’s Johnson enjoying the traditionally warm welcome extended by Manchester to all Conservatives.
Just when Boris Johnson thought it couldn’t get any worse he bumped into this lot https://t.co/2XqB5utMy3
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) October 3, 2017
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