Boris Johnson has mocked Ian Blackford’s weight in cutting personal exchanges at Prime Minister’s Questions.
The Prime Minister made the cruel jibe as the SNP Westminster leader raised the claims that Johnson had enjoyed a birthday party and cake in Downing Street during one of the partygate events being investigated by Sue Gray.
At Prime Minister’s Questions Blackford said the Downing Street scandals were diverting from real issue facing the public.
He said: “It’s sucking attention from the real issues facing the public, The impending national insurance tax hike hangs like a guillotine while they eat cake.”
“This is nothing short of a crisis and the only the only route to restore public trust is for the Prime Minister to go.”
But Johnson hit back: “I don’t know who has been eating more cake?”
The Prime Minister rolled out the line that he and the SNP leader get on well, a move intended to infuriate nationalists and undermine Blackford in their eyes.
Johnson said: “Behind the scenes we cooperate well and I want to continue to do so.”
Kirsten Oswald, the SNP's equalities spokeswoman, said: "Boris Johnson has proven, yet again, that he is completely unfit for office.
"Whether it's his body shaming jokes, his racism, his homophobia, or his wider misconduct in public office, Mr Johnson is giving people another telling insight into his odious character.
"The Prime Minister's frequently offensive remarks will have a damaging impact on many young people and need to be called out. He is sending an appalling message to society, that the most powerful person in the UK government thinks it's ok to mock people because of their bodies, race, sexual orientation and religion.
"The longer Tory MPs allow Mr Johnson to cling onto power, the more damage they will do to any remaining public trust in this discredited government.”
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