Boris Johnson
(Picture: Getty Images)The Daily Express has been roasted for being slightly too big of a Boris Johnson fan.
In a celebratory front page following the Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative Party conference yesterday, the paper splashed a photo of Johnson at the speech with his fist in the air with a headline reading: “Iron Man Boris: I’ll unleash the spirit of Britain”.
Johnson had said – among all the jokes and puns – that he wanted to unleash “the unique spirit of Britain” and deliver opportunity for all through his vague “levelling up” agenda in the speech. It was criticised for being a bit thin on policy but the Express certainly gave it a good review.
Reacting to it, people were quick to point out that the paper had a rather ropey understanding of what happens in the Iron Man films and that it wasn’t the flattering comparison they were trying to make.
Others said it was completely embarrassing for a paper to brownnose a Prime Minister in this manner and further still said the “unique spirit of Britain” was a bit more “hungover Netflix binges” than “extremely productive workforce”.
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Here are nine such reactions:
Puts me in mind of Arnold Rimmer; Old Iron Balls, Big Man, etc. #RedDwarf
— Kevin F. Quinn 🤠 (@kevfquinn) October 7, 2021
Also, the Brexit "Spirit of Britain" is rampant xenophobia and intolerance, so the deceitful man can get in the sea with his vacuous speech. pic.twitter.com/SAKxMjxSQ0
He's gonna be fucking gutted when he realises the 'Spirit of Britain' is a happy drunk eating a bad donner at a bus stop at 1am. pic.twitter.com/yG4uLiOTZH
— John Bull (@garius) October 7, 2021
Struggling to understand how the Spirit of Britain can be unleashed when it can't travel anywhere, can't sell anything, has had its UC slashed and has to fill out a tonne of forms before any unleashing can take place.
— Paul Sharp (@Petersbrooking) October 7, 2021
Oh and good luck getting petrol, Spirit of Britain. pic.twitter.com/S6S8lr49sy
Boris Johnson is like Iron Man in the same way Thanos is like Ghandi pic.twitter.com/4D0mmZGCHi
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) October 6, 2021
I’m sorry, is he iron man or green lantern, this visual metaphor is confused pic.twitter.com/fr8Eh2nGkx
— alex hern (@alexhern) October 7, 2021
I suggested yesterday that it would be hard to get a substantive front page from the contents of the speech. And here we are. pic.twitter.com/nK78BWYsjZ
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) October 7, 2021
This is the spirit of Britain unleashed 😂 pic.twitter.com/KnOrkxQVTf
— Lauren Nolan (@Moonfacemum) October 7, 2021
Just another silly day on Normal Island where one of our most popular newspapers tells its sizeable readership that the Prime Minister is an Iron Man who is also sort of a wizard. pic.twitter.com/UirkPagmiG
— Sooz "Halloween" Kempner (@SoozUK) October 7, 2021
The Express is running with Boris Johnson being Iron Man. A monster who's goal is to wipe out half the population because they're a drain on resources. That's Thanos isn't it? Has the Express even seen The Avengers? pic.twitter.com/FNOFWT0duP
— The Sting (@TSting18) October 7, 2021
Oops.
