Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a ‘f***ing clown’, Covid WhatsApps reveal

Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon called Boris Johnson a “f***ing clown” at the time of the second Covid lockdown, bombshell messages have revealed. WhatsApp messages shared between the ex-SNP leader and her top adviser Liz Lloyd shown at the Covid inquiry demonstrated the utter disdain with which the then-prime minister was held. Ms Sturgeon said Mr Johnson’s address announcing a second national lockdown on 31 October 2020 was “f****** excruciating” and “awful”. She told Ms Lloyd: “His utter incompetence in every sense is now offending me on behalf of politicians everywhere”, adding: “He is a f****** clown.” Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded.