Boris Johnson was told he has dandruff as he visited veterans on the campaign trail today,.
The Prime Minister was followed by cameras as he visited Paul O’Rourke, 56, who served in the Royal Irish Rangers.
The pair chatted for a moment either side of the window of Mr O’Rourke’s room at a veterans' centre near Salisbury.
Mr O’Rourke told the Prime Minister as he walked away: “You’ve got dandruff on you.”
Mr Johnson replied: “Say again?”.
Mr O’Rourke made a brushing motion on his shoulder, repeating: “You’ve got dandruff”.
The PM brushed his own shoulder as he walked away and said: “Oh well, I’ll watch out for that then.”
The veteran said afterwards: “Someone had to say something.”
Mr O’Rourke had explained to Mr Johnson how he previously lived in a tent in the woods before moving to other accommodation.
He said he had been at the Wilton Veterans Hub for about a week.
Mr Johnson later enjoyed a visit to the Salisbury Christmas Market, arriving to cheers although there was some heckling among the messages of support during his walkabout.
He stopped at a Turkish delight stall, selling a tub while stood in front of a sign which read: “Simply nuts and olives.”
He told the stallholders: “My ancestors come from Turkey.”
One stall tried to tempt the PM with a slate house sign, to which he replied: “Not just now.”
Shouts aimed at Mr Johnson included “vote Labour”, “get Brexit done” and “tell me how many children you’ve got?”
Mr Johnson did not answer the question posed.
