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Esther McVey has likened Boris Johnson to a panda during a recent interview with The Times.
The minister of state for housing tweeted the interview, in which she called him the “Kung Fu Panda of British politics". Writing, she said:
Boris is a panda he has the energy and tornado personality needed to reconnect with working voters let down by the London-centric Labour Party.
Read my interview in The Times.
Boris is a panda 🐼 he has the energy and tornado personality needed to reconnect with working voters let down by th… https://t.co/GRv8xCRHrP— Esther McVey (@Esther McVey) 1570272887
Uh, this Kung Fu Panda?
Really?
Needless to say, people were confused by this comparison...
@EstherMcVey1 Pandas everywhere reading ”Boris is a panda.” https://t.co/eHraRln5hw— Liz Anderson 🥂📚🖋🏺📷 🍸 (@Liz Anderson 🥂📚🖋🏺📷 🍸) 1570291297
I have watched panda videos, I know panda videos, panda videos are friends of mine Esther, Boris is no panda https://t.co/aFgzpqTCtP— davidallengreen (@davidallengreen) 1570297205
More like a Fiat panda. Clapped out, polluting and reduced onlookers to fits of laughter whenever it passes. https://t.co/qx2enX6YDQ— Davyboy - wearing a mask to protect us all. (@Davyboy - wearing a mask to protect us all.) 1570350441
And they wondered if Esther has actually ever seen a panda.
Has Esther McVey ever seen a panda? https://t.co/2404AlbKOq https://t.co/g1NYZPPjFz— PJ Holden (@PJ Holden) 1570301609
Yes, pandas renowned, not for sitting on their arses all day and eating, but for their energy. Esther McVey is a M… https://t.co/tVTt0wpLsr— Summit (@Summit) 1570299560
@EstherMcVey1 Has nobody in Esther McVey's office ever seen a panda? https://t.co/D1d09RrEHv— David Stringer - Building Order From Chaos (@David Stringer - Building Order From Chaos) 1570328978
People are trying really hard to understand the analogy .
@EstherMcVey1 Er, a panda is a fat idle bear that hardly has enough energy to eat the right amount of bamboo it nee… https://t.co/yET6TZjoyK— houldall1954 #FBPE 💙 (@houldall1954 #FBPE 💙) 1570297686
@EstherMcVey1 A panda's daily diet consists almost entirely of various bamboos. They eat between 20 and 30 pounds o… https://t.co/6xdafTJqGe— sue#NHSLove💙💙💙#FBNHS (@sue#NHSLove💙💙💙#FBNHS) 1570284562
And others were reminded of Boris's Hulk comparison.
In summation:
@EstherMcVey1 As someone who really likes pandas I have to tell you, he really isn't. He's not like any animal, no… https://t.co/Id60e6iG5j— 🌼Louise🕊Ellis☮Davies💙 (@🌼Louise🕊Ellis☮Davies💙) 1570291968
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