Boris Johnson VIDEO: Prime Minister hides in a FRIDGE after aide swears live on ITV GMB
BORIS JOHNSON escaped a GMB reporter by hiding in a fridge in Leeds on the final day of election campaigning.
Boris Johnson avoids interview with Piers and Susanna on GMB
Boris Johnson was asked by GMB reporter Johnathan Swain if he would come on the programme and "deliver on your promise to talk to Piers and Susanna?" In the clip, the Prime Minister disappears behind a van as cameras follow. But his aide, Robert Oxley, stole the show as he said under his breath: “Oh for f***’s sake.”
Hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid reacted loudly as the comment was picked up on the live broadcast.
Following the video, Piers tweeted: “Cowardice is never a good look."
Mr Johnson was followed by cameras as he walked into a fridge.
Mr Swain said in the video: “I’m actually being pushed and shoved at the moment as well by one of the minders.”
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He then told the Tory aide to "tone your language down" as appeared on live TV.
Conservative sources have said Mr Oxley was not swearing at the reporter but expressing general frustration.
The party is also believed to be making a formal complaint about Good Morning Britain's behaviour.
The Conservative Party leader was delivering milk in the marginal seat of Pudsey, West Yorkshire this morning, as he continues his whistle-stop tour of key battleground electorates on the eve of the election.
GMB: Boris Johnson's press secretary swears live on TV
Piers then issued a direct appeal to Mr Johnson, saying: "I've known you for 25 years. What's the matter with you? You're a good bloke normally, you have no problem with interviews, you bluster your way through them.
"Why would you rather look like a bottle job?"
Morgan told GMB reporter Johnathan Swain: “I’d like to know what Mr Oxley, who’s the press secretary, what the hell he thinks he’s doing talking to you in that way and being that physically aggressive with you?
“That’s not the behaviour we expect from a press secretary whose salary by the way will be paid ultimately by we the taxpayer. It’s outrageous”.
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He added ITV’s reporter had been “roundly abused and physically assaulted by his press secretary - absolutely disgraceful”.
Piers said: “Tell Mr Oxley to stop abusing you and stop using foul language, stop physically barring you from getting near the Prime Minister whose salary is paid by us. The clock is ticking”.
Mr Swain said he later got an “absolute earful” from the press secretary who was “furious” at the “stunt”.
Mr Swain said: “I said look here’s the earpiece here, spend five minutes, he’s sat in the car now for five minutes Boris Johnson.”