Johnson dismissed Macron as ‘Putin’s lickspittle’, says former comms chief

May 18, 2023 at 6:35 AM
Johnson dismissed Macron as ‘Putin’s lickspittle’, says former comms chief

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oris Johnson dismissed Emmanuel Macron as “Putin’s lickspittle” after the French president criticised the then-prime minister’s response to the Ukrainian refugee disaster, in keeping with a former main No 10 official.

Mr Johnson additionally known as Mr Macron a “four-letter word that begins with c”, former Downing Street director of communication Guto Harri mentioned in his podcast Unprecedented.