Watch: Reactions as Downton Abbey star slams Johnson on One Show
Presenters Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas looked speechless, while gasps could be heard within the studio too.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
Things you never thought you’d see! Edwina Currie owned by Rylan Clark over Partygate
"Ah, good ol' Rylan - putting the unofficial UK spokesperson for the eggs industry firmly & eloquently in her place."
Rory Stewart claims PM is leaking negative stories about Sunak and has a theory why
He says: ''it's perfectly possible that people inside No.10 are quite enjoying dripping this stuff through''.
Best word of the day ever? Susie Dent goes viral with subliminal Johnson dig
"She hits the nail on the head each and every day. She is truly the Twitter queen," wrote one person in response.
No prizes for guessing which MP was first to support PM over partygate fine
It was a close call, but there was always going to be one MP who wanted to defend the PM for law breaking more emphatically than the others.
Watch: Edwina Currie leaves people fuming after wading into partygate affair
"Having watched the Savile documentary if I was Edwina Currie I would literally never give my opinion again."
Boris Johnson’s position as prime minister untenable, says Tory MP
Amber Valley MP Nigel Mills said ‘we have every right to expect higher standards of people making these laws’.
Watch: Grant Shapps left squirming as he tries to defend PM
“It’s the first time that a British prime minister has broken the law in the history of the office - more than 300 years since Robert Walpole took office."
Daily Mail’s Dad’s Army front cover goes viral as they defend PM over Partygate
The paper's forgiving position seems out of step with the British public, three-fifths of whom think Boris and Rishi should resign.