Liz Truss said Boris Johnson ‘put London on the map’ – 9 capital takedowns

One of Boris Johnson’s most fervent backers, Tory ‘she can’t really be an’ MP Liz Truss said he deserves to be PM because he ‘put London on the map’.

Truss, who gives hope to anyone who one day wants to be chief secretary to the Treasury, said this about Johnson at the latest Tory leadership hustings.

‘Boris Johnson put London on the map. He was the mayor who cut crime, built houses, who levelled up all parts of this great city with world-class infrastructure and having worked with Boris for several years now, I am convinced he is the man to do that for our entire country.’

And she got entirely the responses she deserved.

1.

Absolutely true. Before 2008 historians would refer to the Tower of Whatsitsname and the Great Fire near Essex. https://t.co/SCS2pLKNBH

— Marc Morris (@Longshanks1307) July 17, 2019

2.

Remember pre-2008 when you'd say "I'm going to London" and people would go "what in the name of fuck are you talking about? Lan…dom?" https://t.co/3u6xUl09yG

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 17, 2019

3.

that's fair, i'd never heard of London before Boris Johnson became mayor, i mean i was born there and lived there half my life but i only realised after Boris was elected.

— Sarah Saboteur 🇪🇺🌹#StopBrexit (@sazmeister88) July 17, 2019

4.

Yep, that's it. That's the fucking marker. That's as annoying a statement as I can comprehend. https://t.co/qNrYV7UT2V

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) July 17, 2019

5.

So did the bubonic plague. https://t.co/nu6zuXY7S1

— Rhodri Marsden (@rhodri) July 17, 2019

6.

It’s true it was basically a regional county town before 2008

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) July 17, 2019

7.

"Think about it. No one had heard of Oxford before Inspector Morse…" https://t.co/2oNr8QIZf2

— Accidental Partridge (@AccidentalP) July 18, 2019

8.

Ah yes, I remember those pre-2008 conversations well.

"I'm going to London this weekend?"
"Lon-what?"
"Capital city of England? Population of about 8 million? Existed for about two thousand years?"
"Sorry…doesn't ring a bell"
"It's near Slough"
"Oh cool" https://t.co/w5jlzgAEtV

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) July 17, 2019

9.

I think you may find that Ptolemy got there first. pic.twitter.com/5Fm1VHqbEi

— Barely Functional::🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺::ᛊᛁᛗᛟᚾ (@simon_brooke) July 17, 2019

To conclude …

Because no one had ever heard of London before…

Sometimes Liz Truss takes dim to new levels https://t.co/APhi6kY6Mc

— John Crace (@JohnJCrace) July 17, 2019

And this.

Wow. Did not know this. Fair play. I’ve clearly underestimated him. https://t.co/fiGkI6pIqx

— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) July 17, 2019

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