Boris Johnson left the audience completely bemused after he started hailing Peppa Pig World during a speech on Monday.
Speaking at a conference for the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) the
prime minister not only lost his place, imitated the “brmm brmm” of a car, but referred to his recent trip to the family theme park.
He said: ”Hands up anybody who has been to
Peppa Pig World? “Not enough. I was a bit hazy [about] what I would find at Peppa Pig World but I loved it. Peppa Pig World is very much my kind of place.
″It has very safe streets, discipline in schools, heavy emphasis on new mass-transit systems I noticed, even if they’re a bit stereotypical about Daddy Pig.
″The real lesson for me, going to Peppa Pig World – I’m surprised you haven’t been there – was about the power of UK creativity.
“Who would have believed that a pig that looks like a hairdryer, or possibly a Picasso like hairdryer, a pig that was rejected by the BBC would now be exported to 180 countries with theme parks both in America and China as well as in the New Forest.”
He added that he thought the cartoon was “pure genius”, claiming no civil servant would “conceivably come up with Peppa”.
Even when asked by a reporter, “is everything OK” after his rather confusing CBI speech, the prime minister said: “I think people got the vast majority of the point I wanted to make. I thought the speech went over well.”
A Peppa Pig World spokesperson did later add: “We were delighted the prime minister devoted so much of his speech to us.”
Unfortunately, not many people seemed to agree on Twitter.
Lol, he's crap at speeches, thinks he's Moses and is chatting about Peppa Pig, but actually what he's doing to day is a detailed robbing of the poorer off to protect the richest. Its full of niggly details and difficult maths but the fact remains. He's laughing at us
— Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips)
November 22, 2021
Macmillan
We have not overthrown the divine right of kings for the divine right of experts
Churchill
Failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts
Johnson [fumbling through pages]
Has anyone here been to Peppa Pig World?
— James Felton (@JimMFelton)
November 22, 2021
Every time I switch on the TV expecting to hear the outcry at the Prime Minister having lied to the electorate about his social care plan all I hear is people talking about Peppa pig. I’m sure this wasn’t intentional..
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2)
November 22, 2021
Boris Johnson should’ve stayed in Peppa Pig World.
His bizarre performance and speech at the CBI conference will alarm business leaders, Tory MPs and voters.
Nurse!
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire)
November 22, 2021
I think the intent of the Peppa Pig routine was to nick the headlines without allowing Keir Starmer's appearance a look in. But messing up his notes (who doesn't number pages in a speech?) has cost him dearly. People are openly questioning his abilities now.
— Mike Holden ? (@MikeHolden42)
November 22, 2021
What is it with Tory PMs and pigs
— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja)
November 22, 2021
“Peppa Pig world is my kind of place”
First of all, I wonder why? ?
Second of all, I hate Peppa Pig like most of us do, but I kinda feel sorry for the girl after this
https://t.co/9N2Mfp8pFn — Beth | Blogger (@lifeofbeth761)
November 22, 2021
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