Lorraine who? PM’s slight to Scots presenter
IT was the first time he had agreed to face a grilling on ITV’s Good Morning Britain since becoming Prime Minister.
But Boris Johnson may wish he had continued his boycott of the programme after his interrogation yesterday.
Host Susanna Reid raised the case of a 77-year-old viewer called Elsie, who has seen her energy bill soar and cut down to one meal a day.
Told that she spent the day travelling on buses to stay out of her home and keep her bills down, former London mayor Mr Johnson replied: ‘The 24-hour freedom bus pass was actually something that I actually introduced.’
Miss Reid hit back: ‘Marvellous, so Elsie should be grateful to you for her bus pass!’ The presenter asked the Prime Minister if he is honest, to which he replied: ‘I think, you... yes. And I think that the best way to judge that is to look at what this Government says it’s going to do and what it does... and that’s what matters.’
As the robust interview came to an end, Miss Reid mentioned that Scottish presenter Lorraine Kelly’s programme was coming up next on the channel.
A confused Mr Johnson asked: ‘Who’s Lorraine?’
‘Who’s Lorraine? Lorraine is a legend!’ Miss Reid fired back.