Boris Johnson caught out during interview over his voting record opposing anti-terror laws

Foreign secretary Boris Johnson was caught out on air when he criticised Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn for opposing anti-terror laws that he also voted against.

Mr Johnson used a series of morning interviews to counter criticism from Labour over security failings, saying it was “weird” for Mr Corbyn to intervene as he had consistently opposed anti-terror laws.

BBC presenter Mishal Husain pointed out that Mr Johnson and Theresa May had opposed key terror laws, and Mr Johnson voted against controversial measures to detain terror suspects for up to 90 days in 2005.

It came after Mr Johnson ramped up pressure on the security services by saying the public were right to ask how one of the London Bridge attackers “slipped through our net” after it was revealed that Khuram Butt was reported to authorities in 2015.

Home secretary Amber Rudd acknowledged it was “unfortunately not” possible to catch all suspects and warned the UK was facing a “different phase” of terrorist activity.

Pressed on his voting record, Mr Johnson told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “Of course there are measures that I have not supported myself but the vast majority of measures that have come before the House of Commons I have supported.

“Of course you can improve measures and make sure they are in line with our laws but Jeremy Corbyn has opposed every single one.”