Boris’ hilarious answer on whether he’d rather be stuck in a lift with Starmer or Sturgeon
Boris Johnson delivered a hilarious answer when asked who he would rather be stuck in a lift with between the Labour leader or the Scottish First Minister. Tory MP Nadine Dorries, interviewing the former prime minister, asked: “If you’re stuck in the lift, who would you rather be stuck with? Keir Starmer or Nicola Sturgeon.” In response, Mr Johnson exclaimed: “Oh brother!”
But, clarifying his answer, he continued: “Actually, it’s like all these things – I’m sure the viewers would understand this – both individuals are actually far nicer and more amusing than you might otherwise imagine.
“And the kind of hostility that you see between politicians on screen is often not reflected in real life.
“I think provided it wasn’t like 50 floors I wouldn’t mind either of them.”
Speaking about Mr Johnson’s answer in a separate interview with Talk TV, Ms Dorries explained that “misunderstood” Boris Johnson is “not your small talk man”.
Rishi Sunak has now been Prime Minister for 100 days. Compared to the frantic days of Liz Truss it feels as though he hasn’t achieved much. But one big change that has already come is a slowdown in the pursuit of ‘Brexit opportunities’. Brexit opportunities refer to the idea that, outside the EU, the UK is free to remake its rules and regulations to better suit its own interests.
She said that the former Prime Minister is “actually quite a shy man”, admitting that most people find that “very difficult to believe”.
The former Culture Secretary continued: “To be stuck in a social situation of having to make small talk for fifty floors in an elevator with two other people, I think he would find excruciating.
“That’s not to say he’s not an amazing raconteur and conversationalist, he is. But I think that’s part of the reason he would die at that.
She added: “He’s not the man that he’s made out to be.
“It’s not just me, everybody that knows him well would tell you that the person that is painted by much of the meida – because of Brexit and because of Covid and of a lot of reasons – is not the person that actually exists.”
Mr Johnson’s full interview with Ms Dorries will air at 8pm this evening, just one day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sat down with Piers Morgan on the same channel.
This comes amid speculation that Mr Johnson is planning a comeback as Prime Minister.
