Boris Johnson’s former Brexit supremo Lord David Frost has said that Boris Johnson has a penchant for “making factually incorrect statements”.
The former cabinet minister said at a Westminster event today that “I wish he would not say things like that which are obviously not true”, when referring to the Prime Minister’s recent claim that there are more people in work now than before the Covid pandemic.
“But in the end it’s for the Prime Minister’s own party and MPs to decide – is that how they want to do things or is it not?,” he said.
Johnson’s former close ally has become increasingly critical of the Prime Minister, particularly around his economic record and decisions post-Covid to hike taxes.
Responding to Frost’s comments, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “I would point to what he said in parliament yesterday. He is referring to the number of people who are on payroll which is higher now than it was before the pandemic.
“I think he has made that clear in the House on a couple of occasions.”
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