Boris Johnson's press trip to Luxembourg didn't go quite to plan, as he was greeted with an array of boos and jeers.
The prime minister travelled to the continent for a face-to-face meeting with the European Commission president Jean-Claud Junker: his first since entering Downing Street.
However, it was an afternoon press conference which really caught people's attention, after the prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, went ahead with the presser despite the fact that Johnson was nowhere to be seen.
Speaking after the conference, he explained to journalists the reason he didn't show up:
I don’t think it would have been fair to the prime minister of Luxembourg to...Â
I think there was clearly going to be a lot of noise and our points might have been drowned out...Â
But I'm happy to talk to you now.Â
The no-show and the boos and jeers were quickly referred to as a 'humiliation', as well as an 'ambush' by the UK's press, and it goes without saying that people on social media found the whole thing rather hilarious and unacceptable.
Many compared Mr Johnson to the Knight in Monty Python who just... ran away...
"Brave, brave Sir Boris. He boldly ran away...!" https://t.co/vZ1jEqWXbV— a49 challenge (@a49 challenge) 1568652413
Brave Brave Sir Boris, Brave Sir Boris Ran away... When danger reared it's ugly head, He bravely turned his tail an… https://t.co/7U0jnPka5s— Chris (@Chris) 1568648917
An Ode to Sir Boris of Brexit.. https://t.co/s7Y7dkO2fO— GRigby #NotMovingOn🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@GRigby #NotMovingOn🇪🇺🇬🇧) 1568650635
Others weren't buying the excuse...
This bloke is such a fucking embarrassment. Imagine thinking he was any good? https://t.co/GZLOfzePMl— IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL (@IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL) 1568646422
Henceforth my fallback excuse for anything. https://t.co/dl4kF4TEkb— #MattyLogues (@#MattyLogues) 1568647371
Usual nonsense https://t.co/SSS7DG01iU— Julie Cuninghame🕷 (@Julie Cuninghame🕷) 1568686619
There were also calls of... CHICKEN!
Chickenspeak! https://t.co/O8i90Ctthw— Dame Alun Roberts (@Dame Alun Roberts) 1568652855
Chicken. https://t.co/cPrfuZg4bp— Real Gaz on a proper bike #fbpe (@Real Gaz on a proper bike #fbpe) 1568653601
Ouch. Others weren't so polite.
This is deceitful twaddle. And interesting he then goes and talks to the BBC with this rubbish, and the BBC happil… https://t.co/PNTzLfjSNe— Jon Worth (@Jon Worth) 1568646472
HT The Poke
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