British PM Boris Johnson dismisses criticism of an old article he wrote condemning single mothers and 'feckless' working-class men
British PM Boris Johnson dismisses criticism of an old article he wrote in 1995 condemning single mothers and"feckless" working-class men, saying the quotes were taken out of context.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday dismissed criticism of an old article he wrote condemning single mothers and "feckless" working-class men, saying the quotes were taken out of context. Boris Johnson used his Spectator column to call the children of single mothers "ill-raised, ignorant, aggressive and illegitimate".What a bigot. Totally unfit to lead this country."These are 25-year-old quotations culled from articles written I think before I was even in politics," Johnson told LBC radio on Friday.
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