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Watch: Johnson struggles with imperial measures question in select committee

"Almost like all of that was nothing more than a bid to stoke the culture war," wrote Ava Santina is response to his embarrassing answer.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2022-07-06 16:44
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A few weeks ago Boris Johnson announced that he wanted to pave the way for increased use of imperial measurements after the UK’s break with the European Union.

The UK Government is preparing to open a consultation on how to further incorporate imperial measurements in Britain.

The UK currently uses a mix of imperial and metric, with speed limits in miles per hour rather than kilometres, and milk and beer bought in pints.

Committee

But when under questioning today at the Liaison Committee, after he had a nightmare PMQs, he struggled to get his numbers right.

He was asked how many ounces are in a pound.

You can see how well he did!

Watch

"How many ounces are in a pound, prime minister?"

SNP's Angus MacNeil quizzes Boris Johnson about imperial measurements at the Liaison Committee.

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— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 6, 2022

Reactions

Here are some reactions to his epic fail:

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1.

Boris Johnson, whose government celebrated a potential return to imperial measurements post-Brexit

…can't tell the Liaison Committee how many ounces are in a pound.

Almost like all of that was nothing more than a bid to stoke the culture war.

— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) July 6, 2022

2.

Boris Johnson just said in the Liaison Committee that because he was educated all over the world… he can also calculate in metric.

Not the brightest statement.

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) July 6, 2022

3.

Cruel…like beating up a wounded puppy https://t.co/1TGthABoNr pic.twitter.com/CYy7kz20Bi

— 𝔾𝕖𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕖 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 🇬🇷 (@OperaCreep) July 6, 2022

4.

SNP guy is roasting him. Good luck #Scotland go get your freedom, who can blame you, if I had a way out I'd prob vote #Yes 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://t.co/AP53XdOQ0c

— sheila johns 🏴‍☠️ (@frontierqueen) July 6, 2022

5.

Even I know this and I’m dead young 👇🏼😂 https://t.co/sVF7IIFuse

— ko44 (@hangingon2022) July 6, 2022

Related: PMQs: Dead parrot Johnson left with dotty Dorries, the horse whipster and the most boring psychopath ever 

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