Nicola Sturgeon Called Boris Johnson ‘A F*****g Clown’ At The Height Of The Pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon described Boris Johnson as “a fucking clown” at the height of the pandemic, it has emerged.

The former first minister made her frustrations with the then prime minister clear in a WhatsApp message to a top aide.

The exchange, on October 31, 2020, was revealed as Liz Lloyd, Sturgeon’s former chief of staff, gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry in Edinburgh.

That night, Johnson held a Downing Street press conference to announce another month-long lockdown as the Covid-19 virus continued to spread.

At one point, Sturgeon says: “Their comms are beyond awful. We’re not perfect but we don’t get nearly enough credit for how much better than them we are.”

She then adds: “This is fucking excruciating – their comms are AWFUL.

“His utter incompetence in every sense is now offending me on behalf of politicians everywhere.”

Later in the WhatsApp chat, Sturgeon says: “He is a fucking clown.”

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