Boris Johnson loses the thread several times - and then brings three comparisons that are not necessarily obvious.
The British Prime Minister is polarizing once more.
South Shields - Listeners speak of a “catastrophic” or “bizarre” speech: Once again, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson caught the eye with creative comparisons in a political speech.
This time, however, he made three comparisons - and managed to refer to Moses, Lenin and Peppa Wutz.
In between the British Prime Minister lost the thread and leafed through his manuscript.
When he apparently didn't know what to do next, he told the British business leaders about the “Peppa Pig” theme park, which he had visited a few days earlier.
The park is dedicated to the cartoon character “Peppa Pig”, which was designed for toddlers.
“Places like this are perfect for me,” said Johnson.
Boris Johnson and Peppa Wutz: The speech in the video
“The park has safe roads, discipline in schools and a good local transport system,” he said.
A pig that “looks like a Picasso-like hair dryer” has become an export hit.
For him, it shows the power of British creativity, he said, and asked the audience to visit the park, which is a six-hour drive away.
Here the speech can be seen in the video:
Boris Johnson compares himself to Moses and quotes Lenin
"My ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution is similar to the Ten Commandments that Moses brought with him from Mount Sinai," said Johnson.
And Lenin also found a place in his speech: “Lenin once said that the communist revolution was the Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.
The coming industrial revolution is green electricity plus electrification of the whole country. "
In addition, Johnson promoted electric drives and apparently mimicked engine noises in a very onomatopoeic way.
"As a former auto correspondent, I can tell you that electric cars may not hum like cooing pigeons and may not have the growl, growl, that you love, but they have so much torque that they start faster than a Ferrari at the traffic lights."
Talking like this is part of Johnson's leadership style, which some Britons consider to be citizen-centered.
But it doesn't go down well with everyone: “His jokes aren't funny and have never been,” writes a Briton on Twitter.
(dpa / kat)
