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Emrys

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1. Posting this was partly spurred by Johnson's excuse-making for Prince Philip earlier today:

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Mon Apr 12, 2021, 05:07 PM

Apr 2021

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Adam Bienkov

@AdamBienkov

Boris Johnson defends Prince Philips' racist comments, saying people "understood he was trying to break the ice, to get things moving, to get people laughing."

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Islamophobic incidents rose 375% after Johnson compared Muslim women to 'letterboxes', figures show [View all] Emrys Apr 2021 OP

Posting this was partly spurred by Johnson's excuse-making for Prince Philip earlier today: Emrys Apr 2021 #1

Here's part of Johnson's "eulogy" to Prince Philip in parliament today: Emrys Apr 2021 #2