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'Is everything OK?' Starmer asks Johnson after Peppa Pig speech

Guardian, 24 Nov 2021
Keir Starmer asked Boris Johnson ‘is everything OK?’ after a turbulent three-week period that included several backbench rebellions and some senior Tories expressing concern about his grip on government. The Labour leader quipped: ‘I think he’s lost his place in his notes again,’ referring to Johnson’s rambling CBI speech in which PM extensively praised Peppa Pig World and imitated a car. ‘Is everything OK, prime minister?’ he added, prompting Johnson to reply: ‘I tell you what is not working, is that line of attack,’ to noisy cheers from his backbenchers

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