'Right notes in wrong order': Boris Johnson compares Liz Truss's mini-Budget to his piano-playing
2 years, 1 month ago

'Right notes in wrong order': Boris Johnson compares Liz Truss's mini-Budget to his piano-playing

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson has compared his successor Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget to his own piano-playing - suggesting she found the right notes but 'not in the right order'. Mr Johnson admitted he had not spent enough time with Tory MPs while he was PM and blamed the Covid pandemic, which he described as 'a bummer'. Appearing on CNN Portugal, Mr Johnson shared his thoughts on Ms Truss's mini-Budget in September, which included £45billion worth of unfunded tax cuts. Boris Johnson admitted he had not spent enough time with Tory MPs while he was PM and blamed the Covid pandemic, which he described as 'a bummer' The former PM compared his successor Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget to his own piano-playing - suggesting she found the right notes but 'not in the right order' When Ms Truss resigned, Mr Johnson soon joined the contest to replace her and attempted to rally Tory MPs to support a stunning comeback as PM.

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