Bo Jo

[maggiebee]

Boris Johnson was accused of bottling a Brexit press conference today after failing to appear at a joint statement with Luxembourg's prime minister due to noisy protests.

In a pointed gesture, Xavier Bettel delivered the press conference by himself with an empty podium where Mr Johnson was scheduled to have joined him.

The British Prime Minister had earlier been booed by crowds as he walked up to meet Mr Bettel with a handshake before heading into the Ministry of State in Luxembourg City for discussions.

Demonstrators screamed “Stop the coup, tell the truth” and “Bog off Boris”.

After enduring the protests on the way in, Mr Johnson walked out afterwards without doing his promised appearance in front of the media.

Poor wee lamb.

[jno]

maybe they should have done as Have I Got News For You did when Roy Hattersley failed to turn up: replace him with a tub of lard. Or perhaps a little green Hulk toy would have done.

[Mamyalynne]

Maggie's link to this story.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/boris-bottles-brexit-press-conference-due-to-noisy-protests-144932150.html

[Jackdaw33]

Well I for one don't blame him. Why should he have to suffer such indignity in a little tinpot country?

[saintpeter48]

Good on Boris I say, we should not give in to Johnny foreigner telling us what to do, we have voted to leave this unelected institution! We have stood alone against Europe in the past and survived, and we will do so again! Out Out Out!

[douglas9401]

"Why should he have to suffer such indignity in a little tinpot country?"

To demonstrate his statemanship, clarity of thought and vision and his unshakable belief in what he's doing for his country.

Ah, even as I was typing it became obvious that there was a flaw or two in my answer.

[KARL]

A little tinpot country which outperforms the UK in almost every conceivable way, like several other little tinpot countries. Par for the course.

[maggiebee]

//little tinpot country// how rude. I'm assuming nobody twisted Bo Jo's arm to go there in the first place. He continues to exhibit his contempt of everyone, little tinpot dictator.

[gulliver1]

NO SHOW BO JO.

[Bazile]

What sort of a man is he that he cries off appearing as intended in front of the media ; simply because of a bit of a protest .

He should have shown a bit of grit and face off these demonstrators ; not simply turning tail and running

[jno]

world countries ranked by GDP per capita

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html

Luxembourg at 5, at $106,300 per head.

UK at 39, at $44,100.

Also ahead of us: Ireland, Iceland, Andorra ... but at least France are a few hundred dollars below us.

Perhaps we need more tinpot?

[THELOONYCORBYN]

No 10 asked for the conference to be held indoors so that both people could be heard ...but the usual intransigence was shown by the other pro eussr party...so nothing unusual there.

no doubt the Blatanly Biased Clowns would have loved it to have carried on outside so they could capitalize on their eussr bias and used the noise of the democracy hating (except when it suits them) protestors to further their leftie agenda

[THELOONYCORBYN]

"He continues to exhibit his contempt of everyone, little tinpot dictator."

is that the same contempt the idiot remainers and MPs et al are showing for the 17plus million who legally and democratically won a vote to leave the eussr ?..

[douglas9401]

I don't have contempt for ALL of them, Loonster.

[Ken4155]

"No 10 asked for the conference to be held indoors........". No 10 no longer have a say, nor hold much sway.

[webbo3]

It was a set up. ive looked at the footage and i see a "*** to Boris" banner and stop "brexit banner", it wouldn't syprise me if Brexit Steve was there.

its like bbc news when they have an outside broadcast in front of the houses of parliament, they always make sure Brexit Steve is within earshot and the eu flags are on show.

[naomi24]

Haha! Classic! They really don’t want us to leave, do they. How nice to know they care. :o)

Oops! You missed a bit, maggiebee. According to the link // No 10 asked for press conference inside so that the two leaders could be heard over the small but very noisy protest, but request was rejected… Boris Johnson recorded a clip for broadcasters //

I know it’s not what the rabid Remainers want to hear but I’ll say it anyway. Fair enough. Good for him for refusing to shout over a baying mob. He doesn’t need to.

[DTCwordfan]

//Luxembourg at 5, at $106,300 per head.//
And how much of that is illicit or shady banking - and how much on their cheap excise duties that distort sales of petrol.diesel, booze, tobacco, perfumes... their fuel sales are 7x that of neighbouring countries and why you only find small tinpot dealer service stations with 75km of the border.

[hereIam]

Should have stuck your finger up at them as well Boris.

[DTCwordfan]

the Shell autoroute site (a half-site) on the motorway going from France to Luxembourg City sells 9x the fuel of a very good site here in the UK - and their tobacco sales are over 2 million Euros a year.

[webbo3]

Jno.
\\world countries ranked by GDP per capita

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html

Luxembourg at 5, at $106,300 per head.

UK at 39, at $44,100.

Also ahead of us: Ireland, Iceland, Andorra ... but at least France are a few hundred dollars below us.

Perhaps we need more tinpot?//
Tinpot contributions but not monies recieved.

https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries/member-countries/luxembourg_en#overview

Breakdown of Luxembourg’s finances with the EU in 2017 Total EU spending in Luxembourg: € 1.827 billion
Total EU spending as % of Luxembourg gross national income (GNI): 4.97 %
Total Luxembourg contribution to the EU budget: € 0.307 billion
Luxembourg contribution to the EU budget as % of its GNI: 0.84 %