I accept that my remarks could have been clearer in that respect, and I'm glad to provide this clarification." - Meaning and context.">
Boris Johnson sorry if Zaghari-Ratcliffe remarks 'caused anxiety', BBC News (7 November 2017).
• The reason for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's visit to Iran was for her daughter, Gabriella, to meet her grandparents.

[In the Commons on 7 November 2017, after criticism his earlier comments might make Zaghari-Ratcliffe's position worse] My point was that I disagreed with the Iranian view that training journalists was a crime - not that I wanted to lend any credence to Iranian allegations that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been engaged in such activity.
I accept that my remarks could have been clearer in that respect, and I'm glad to provide this clarification.

— Boris Johnson

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "[In the Commons on 7 November 2017, after criticism his earlier comments might make Zaghari-Ratcliffe's position worse] My point was that I disagreed with the Iranian view that training journalists was a crime - not that I wanted to lend any credence to Iranian allegations that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been engaged in such activity.
I accept that my remarks could have been clearer in that respect, and I'm glad to provide this clarification." in the context of "Boris Johnson sorry if Zaghari-Ratcliffe remarks 'caused anxiety', BBC News (7 November 2017).
• The reason for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's visit to Iran was for her daughter, Gabriella, to meet her grandparents." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Boris Johnson

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.