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    1. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      5️⃣ When he called black people 'piccaninnies'. Boris branded black people ‘piccaninnies’ with ‘watermelon smiles’ in 2002. He later defended his comments, branding them 'wholly satirical'. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/3JPic8IXba

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    2. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      6️⃣ When he mocked Muslim women as 'letterboxes'. In 2018, Boris said it was “absolutely ridiculous that people should choose to go around looking like letterboxes". #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/j3QlbWn4Be

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    3. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      Sticking with number 6️⃣, Boris also said any female student who turned up to school "looking like a bank robber" should be asked to remove their face covering. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster

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    4. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      7️⃣ When he used racist terms to describe Barack Obama. Boris claimed a bust of Churchill was removed from the Oval Office, remarking: “Some said it was a symbol of the part-Kenyan President's ancestral dislike of the British Empire." #wearewatchingyouboris #BorisLieBusterpic.twitter.com/Jk7RaIeSfY

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    5. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      Barack Obama - who was born in the US - revealed he had actually moved the bust to a prime spot outside his private office, saying: "I love Winston Churchill. Love the guy." #wearewatchingyouboris #BorisLieBuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/yqszcSiuNF

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    6. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      8️⃣ When he propagated the £350m-a-week Brexit lie. He rode a bus with the banner “Let’s give our NHS the £350million the EU takes every week". When it was debunked, he continued to use the figure for over a year. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/VPlxJOXpoY

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    7. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      9️⃣ When he said Turkey was joining the EU - then lied about it. In a BBC debate Boris said: “Last time I looked the government wants to accelerate Turkish membership.” He later claimed he didn't say it. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/VM8jXWWvQo

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    8. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      1️⃣0️⃣ When he repeatedly ignored conflict-of-interest rules. Boris Johnson broke rules on financial interests three times in less than a year. Parliament’s Standards Commissioner accused him of a 'lack of respect'. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/It4JOrfvvV

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    9. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      1️⃣1️⃣ When he blew millions on his Garden Bridge ‘vanity project’. As mayor, Boris Johnson backed a failed plan for a “floating paradise” across the River Thames that blew £43million of public money. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/bpzApZkVai

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    10. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      1️⃣2️⃣ When he wasted £300,000 on illegal water cannon Again, as London mayor he paid £322,000 for three second-hand water cannon devices after the 2014 riots. Their use was ruled illegal and they were sold for scrap. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/ZbePHdAIye

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      Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

      1️⃣3️⃣ When his expensive buses became a ‘saunas on wheels'. Boris' ‘New Routemaster’ buses cost £325,000 a pop. They had to be retrofitted with openable windows due to the stifling conditions on board. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/f9d3hPEUU8

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        2. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣4️⃣ When he had a blazing row with his partner in her flat. A neighbour said he heard the words 'get off me' during a shouting match between Boris and his 31-year-old girlfriend. The police were called. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/J6eamNwYE1

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        3. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣5️⃣ When we didn’t know how many children he has (and still don’t). It seems more like a row from the Victorian era, but we have a Prime Minister who refuses to say how many children he has. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/u7q2ImjJYI

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        4. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣6️⃣ When he called gay men 'tank-topped bum boys'. In a 1998 column about Peter Mandelson's resignation, Johnson said it would lead to the blubbing of “tank-topped bum boys" in "the Ministry of Sound" nightclub. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/0guSS8VFpW

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        5. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣7️⃣ When he made a glib remark about ‘dead bodies' in Libya. Then-Foreign Secretary Boris was slammed in 2017 for saying the Libyan city of Sirte had a bright future - as soon as they "clear the dead bodies away". #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/NdUvEjnr1V

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        6. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣8️⃣ When he recited a colonial-era poem in Myanmar. In 2017, Boris recited a poem in Myanmar's capital Yangon which described the nostalgia of a retired serviceman looking back on his colonial service. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/uKCHMHFpV8

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        7. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          1️⃣9️⃣ When he boasted about whisky in a Sikh temple. Boris was berated at a Sikh temple for talking about whisky exports to India – despite alcohol being forbidden in the faith. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/2VREcMA8Zf

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        8. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣0️⃣ When he wrote a dirty limerick about Turkey’s President and a goat. It began: “There was a young fellow from Ankara, Who was a terrific w***erer", and got worse from there. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/oDCAbYbxeK

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        9. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣1️⃣ When he insulted the entire city of Liverpool. Boris was forced to visit Liverpool to apologise in 2004 after he blamed fans for Hillsborough - and accused citizens of “wallowing in victim status”. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/xGhvY2tOB3

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        10. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣2️⃣ When he insulted the entire country of Papua New Guinea. He wrote in the Telegraph: "For 10 years we in the Tory Party have become used to Papua New Guinea-style orgies of cannibalism and chief-killing." #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/1JslUc0wse

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        11. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣3️⃣ When he said Africa needs its old Colonial powers to come back. In a column he said: "The best fate for Africa would be if the old colonial powers, or their citizens, scrambled once again in her direction." #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/oXDejO45e0

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        12. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣4️⃣ When he claimed money probing child abuse was 'spaffed up a wall'. Boris said: "£60 million I saw was being spaffed up a wall on some investigation into historic child abuse." #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/a4OcRvasxV

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        13. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣5️⃣ When he tried to dodge questions over using cocaine. He refused to give a straight answer for years. At one point he said he was given cocaine but “may have been doing icing sugar” and it did not go up his nose. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/5hWIjd5vG2

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        14. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣6️⃣ When he ‘made up’ a story about small Italian penises. In 1991, Boris wrote for the Telegraph claiming EU chiefs had rejected Italian demands for a smaller minimum condom width. It was dismissed as 'bulls***'. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/TRDlDZZ38e

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        15. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣7️⃣ When he enraged Italy with a threat about Prosecco. Boris angered Italy in 2016 by threatening to stop buying Prosecco in a bad Brexit deal. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/PcwZ0gZMSz

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        16. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣8️⃣ When he called the French ‘turds’ who ‘shafted Britain'. BBC were reported to have removed the slur, but Boris refused to deny making it, saying with a grin: “I have no recollection of this comment.” #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/DrWfelSwBJ

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        17. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          2️⃣9️⃣ When he compared the EU to Adolf Hitler. Boris said they both wanted a united Europe. He refused to apologise over what he called an “artificial media twit storm”. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/OA8exQo4Xh

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        18. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣0️⃣ When he proclaimed ‘f*** business’. Boris Johnson ranted “f*** business” over Brexit at a reception to mark the Queen's birthday. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/5Tdbpg2qZe

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        19. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣1️⃣ When he allegedly said ‘f*** the families’ of the 7/7 bombings. The alleged outburst came when he was Mayor of London and being briefed about the cost of inquests into the 2005 London terror attacks. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/Teqk4iH0lB

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        20. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣2️⃣ When he derailed a visit to the Middle East. Boris prompted a diplomatic storm in 2015 during a trip to Israel after he denounced calls for a boycott of the Middle Eastern country over its treatment of Palestinians. #WeAreWatchingYouBoris https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/meRD7u815T

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        21. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣3️⃣ When he branded Hillary Clinton a ‘sadistic mental health nurse’ “She's got dyed blonde hair and pouty lips, and a steely blue stare, like a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital.” #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/dqt8ml6Zsn

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        22. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣4️⃣ When he cosied up to a President he called ‘unfit to rule’. He previously said Trump was "clearly out of his mind", "stupefyingly ignorant", "unfit to be President" and "playing the game of terrorists". #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/aBhnogMjko

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        23. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣5️⃣ When he refused to back our Ambassador to the US. Sir Kim Darroch quit after Mr Johnson failed to promise he could keep his job over leaked memos about the "inept" White House. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/Y2oz4e8hoA

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        24. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣6️⃣ When he took a £20,000 flight to avoid scrutiny on Heathrow Airport. He blew more than £20,000 of taxpayers’ cash on a visit to Kabul - conveniently timed to miss a Commons vote on expanding Heathrow Airport. #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/SgNOeiAFm5

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        25. Mirror Politics‏Verified account @MirrorPolitics 24 Jul 2019

          3️⃣7️⃣ When be branded his £250k-a-year pocket money ‘chicken feed’. Millionaire Boris Johnson’s huge wealth has lead to claims he is out of touch with what ordinary Brits face... #wearewatchingyouboris #borisliebuster https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/37-lies-gaffes-scandals-make-18558695 …pic.twitter.com/x2ueofSYRL

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