Mr Johnson personally denied making the remark on a visit to Wales today. Despite the denials, the claims will be deeply damaging for Mr Johnson whose Government is already engulfed in a series of rows. A Labour Party spokesman said: “If this report is true, then these are truly shocking and sickening comments from Boris Johnson. “We’re getting into the comedy chapter now of these gossip stories - unnamed sources by unnamed advisors talking about unnamed events. Mr Wallace told BBC Breakfast: “I know it’s Oscar season but the gossip columns are now getting filled with such ludicrous allegations that it’s just going beyond the reality.

Source: Daily Mirror April 25, 2021 22:46 UTC