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| 'Filthy piece of toerag' video of Boris Johnson critic goes viral | 'Filthy piece of toerag' video of Boris Johnson critic goes viral |
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| A video clip of an older woman denouncing Boris Johnson as a “filthy piece of toerag” has gone viral. | |
| The clip was first broadcast on Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday, as part of a package about voter opinion in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the constituency on the outskirts of west London which Johnson represents as an MP. | The clip was first broadcast on Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday, as part of a package about voter opinion in Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the constituency on the outskirts of west London which Johnson represents as an MP. |
| Ridge encountered mixed views about the prime minister, as is usual for a reporter conducting a vox pops. | Ridge encountered mixed views about the prime minister, as is usual for a reporter conducting a vox pops. |
| But the highlight of the package came when Ridge approached an unnamed and seemingly mild-mannered woman and started asking a question. As soon as Ridge mentioned the fact this was Johnson’s constituency, the woman erupted, saying: “Don’t you ever mention that name in front of me, that filthy piece of toerag,” before walking off. | |
| Like “Brenda from Bristol”, who found fame in 2017 after responding to a question about the calling of a snap general election by saying “you’re joking – not another one”, Ridge’s interviewee seems to have encapsulated the views of a portion of the nation, as the clip has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. | Like “Brenda from Bristol”, who found fame in 2017 after responding to a question about the calling of a snap general election by saying “you’re joking – not another one”, Ridge’s interviewee seems to have encapsulated the views of a portion of the nation, as the clip has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. |
| “This constituent in Uxbridge sees right through Boris Johnson,” said the Labour MP David Lammy in a tweet. | “This constituent in Uxbridge sees right through Boris Johnson,” said the Labour MP David Lammy in a tweet. |
| Nevertheless, Ridge did find other voters in the constituency supportive of Johnson, particularly leave supporters who thought he was determined to deliver Brexit. | Nevertheless, Ridge did find other voters in the constituency supportive of Johnson, particularly leave supporters who thought he was determined to deliver Brexit. |
| Johnson had a majority of 10,695 over Labour in 2015, but that fell to 5,034 in 2017, leading Labour’s current candidate in the constituency, Ali Milani, to believe that he has a decent chance of unseating him. | Johnson had a majority of 10,695 over Labour in 2015, but that fell to 5,034 in 2017, leading Labour’s current candidate in the constituency, Ali Milani, to believe that he has a decent chance of unseating him. |
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