Johnson is asked about another comment he's made in the past, when he was revealed to have said "F--- business" in response to opposition from business leaders to Brexit. He says he has stood up for business throughout his career. "I will stick up for every business in this country," he says, before referencing his duties as Foreign Secretary. "You have to sell the UK abroad" in the role, and no-one would be a better salesman for the UK than him, Johnson says. "If we now block it ... we will reap the whirlwind, and we will face mortal retribution from the electorate."

Source: CNN June 12, 2019 09:44 UTC