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Published 14:25 IST, October 7th 2019

Boris Johnson verbally attacked by elderly woman in Uxbridge in video

Boris Johnson was verbally berated by an elderly woman in a video that was captured in Uxbridge, a town in the western part of London where Johnson is the MP

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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A female resident of a town in the western part of London, Uxbridge, has become popular after her video verbal attacking Boris Jonhson has gone viral. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson being battered by criticism from all sides regarding his decisions on Brexit, proroguing the UK Parliament, the recent accusations of sexual harassment and his relationship with American businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri.

A verbal attack on Boris Johnson

In the 8 second video, the elderly woman was approached as she was passing by. The lady in the video got angry after she was informed that Boris represented their constituency and in response to that, she stated that she never wanted to hear his name before storming off. According to reports, the video was captured in order to record the opinion of voters in the constituencies of Uxbridge and South Ruislip, areas in the western part of London.

Read: UK Leader Johnson Renews Vow To Leave EU By Deadline

In addition to this, many people drew a comparison between the elderly lady and a woman named Brenda, who went famous after she was recorded saying that another election was not required in response to Theresa May calling for a snap election in the month of June 2017. 

Response to Johnson's failure

The viral video comes in response to yet another one of Johnson's failure with regard to the Brexit deal as the European Union refused to negotiate a new deal with the October 31 deadline only a few days away. Although, there were a few people who had pledged their allegiance towards Johnson as they believed that he would deliver on his Brexit promise.

Read: British PM Boris Johnson To Bring New Brexit Plan To UK Parliament

In another incident, that had Boris Johnson visiting west Yorkshire, a Britisher was seen walking up to the PM and shaking hands with him and then finally asking Johnson to kindly leave his town.

Boris Johnson a racist?

The PM was recently criticized for not shaking hands with two black delegates at the Conservative Party conference. This incident drew a lot of criticism as many people called out Johnson for his 'Racist' actions and termed it as something deliberate. 

Read: Boris Johnson Apologized To Queen Following Supreme Court Prorogation

Read: UK Court Rules PM Johnson Suspended Parliament Unlawfully

Updated 21:12 IST, October 7th 2019

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