Boris Johnson
(Picture: Reuters/ Toby Melville)It is important to exercise regularly, however busy you are.
So it was nice to see that Boris Johnson went for a jog over the weekend despite attending the busy Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
But why he was too busy to change out of some somewhat more formal attire than we would usually see in the gym - a shirt and smart shoes to be precise - and into a more exercise-friendly gym kit is unclear.
Johnson is Johnson, though, and the man is no stranger to a stunt to make him look goofy so this is exactly what he did. And whether they play into his hands or not, the reactions to his little stunt were pretty amusing:
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— Minderbinder (@Minderbinder8) October 3, 2021
Pictured: Prime Minister Boris Johnson goes for a run on the first day of the Conservative Party conference in Manchester.
— Alan McGuinness (@Alan_McGuinness) October 3, 2021
📸: REUTERS/Toby Melville pic.twitter.com/k3IAYp2kfb
Boris Johnson pictured running away from any hard questions in Manchester this morning. #marr #BorisJohnsonMustGo pic.twitter.com/DQZo1AQYFp
— Con Mac (@ConinMackin) October 3, 2021
Fortunately, The prime minister avoided a terrible fashion faux pas by remembering his jogging cufflinks https://t.co/d5hDexljtd
— NewsThump (@newsthump) October 3, 2021
— Cold War Steve (@Coldwar_Steve) October 3, 2021
When someone says there’s a fight round the back of the maths block pic.twitter.com/cHa4YEaiDa
— Gwdihŵŵŵ 👻🎃🦉 (@youwouldknow) October 3, 2021
Crisp white shirt and brogues ! Surely a Tory donor can get him some running gear 😂 https://t.co/yvqZOENnHj
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) October 3, 2021
Another cursed aspect of the image, if the outfit wasn’t enough, is that Johnson appears to be running without headphones meaning he is going for a jog, without the distraction of music or podcasts and is alone with his own thoughts.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the conference, Johnson had an embarrassing interview with Andrew Marr who said he wasn’t telling the truth about wages rising under his premiership. He also attracted criticism for backing advice that women who feel unsafe around the police should hail a bus.
Whether more comes out of the conference to make people tell Johnson to “jog on” remains to be seen.
