Said "in the heat of the moment", according to Johnson's former communications director Guto Harri reportedly during the Chris Pincher scandal (c. July 2022), as cited in "Boris Johnson joked UK Tories would lose majority if they sacked every groper, claims ex-aide", Politico (15 June 2023)
• According to Dominic Cummings, Johnson had used the phrase "Pincher by name, pincher by nature" about the MP around 2020.
• According to Dominic Cummings, Johnson had used the phrase "Pincher by name, pincher by nature" about the MP around 2020.
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[I]f we took away the whip from everyone here [in the House of Commons] who's pinched someone's bottom, we'll lose our majority.
— Boris Johnson
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[I]f we took away the whip from everyone here [in the House of Commons] who's pinched someone's bottom, we'll lose our majority." in the context of "Said "in the heat of the moment", according to Johnson's former communications director Guto Harri reportedly during the Chris Pincher scandal (c. July 2022), as cited in "Boris Johnson joked UK Tories would lose majority if they sacked every groper, claims ex-aide", Politico (15 June 2023)
• According to Dominic Cummings, Johnson had used the phrase "Pincher by name, pincher by nature" about the MP around 2020." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Boris Johnson" (Quotes, 2020s, 2022)
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About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
About Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, journalist, and popular historian. He was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from July 2019 until September 2022.
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