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Boris Johnson's father Stanley has landed himself in a spot of bother after meeting with the Chinese ambassador over the coronavirus outbreak, then accidentally emailing the details to the BBC.
The email that has reportedly been seen by the BBC was sent to UK officials expressing concern from the Chinese that they had not spoken directly to the prime minister.
The older Johnson wrote after his 90-minute meeting with Liu Xiaoming on Tuesday:
Re the outbreak of coronavirus, Mr Liu obviously was concerned that there had not yet - so he asserted - been direct contact between the PM and Chinese head of state or government in terms of a personal message or telephone call.
@BBCr4today Stanley Johnson met Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming earlier this week. He emailed minister Zac Goldsmit… https://t.co/NewNd6vKK2— Ross Hawkins (@Ross Hawkins) 1580970949
According to the Evening Standard, Lord Goldsmith replied to the email, stating that it had been helpful.
Xiaoming had expressed his thanks to Johnson for meeting with him and sharing an equal concern for the coronavirus outbreak. No word yet on how he feels about personal details of the meeting being accidentally leaked to the press.
Thank you Mr. Stanley Johnson for expressing your sympathy and support to the Chinese people who are fighting the n… https://t.co/uHgWV1ZWWA— 刘晓明Liu Xiaoming (@刘晓明Liu Xiaoming) 1580864204
Although this story is clearly very serious, the farcical nature of what has happened has only inspired people to make jokes at Johnson's expense and ask the question 'who actually voted for Stanley Johnson?'
With Stanley Johnson now appearing to have taken over some of the responsibilities of his Prime Minister son, Boris… https://t.co/wVONVbscgZ— The Poke (@The Poke) 1580976794
The PM's father, Stanley Johnson, met Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming and emailed his worries to UK officials - acc… https://t.co/mdIqxQboxo— James James (@James James) 1580971675
Stanley Johnson is our Ivanka. https://t.co/s6q1fENFn3— Sarah Hurst (@Sarah Hurst) 1580971479
That the Stanley Johnson email was from the unelected father of the Prime Minister to the unelected minister Zac Go… https://t.co/tTttItqx4n— Mic Wright (@Mic Wright) 1580981221
Sorry?! Is Stanley Johnson now part of government? Have we gone full Trump? #r4today— Helen121 🕷💙🇪🇺 (@Helen121 🕷💙🇪🇺) 1580972064
This should be made more fuss of. Stanley Johnson is neither an MP or employed by the government. WTF is he doing a… https://t.co/AUI0BlAfoB— Sian Jasper (@Sian Jasper) 1580976319
Nov' 2019: This buffoon implied the public were stupid. On Tuesday, after meeting Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming -… https://t.co/A0xEUiNEFO— Brexitshambles (@Brexitshambles) 1580975608
@rosschawkins @BBCr4today Who voted for Stanley Johnson?!— James_ah (@James_ah) 1580973613
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