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Johnson becomes PM

It’s no secret that the Johnson family is an ambitious one – particularly when it comes to politics. So, with two Johnsons currently in government – Boris and Jo – it was only a matter of time until one became Prime Minister.

Step forward Stanley Johnson. Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has been elected Prime Minister. Unfortunately for him, it’s not Prime Minister of the UK (yet), but Prime Minister of the I’m a celebrity… get me out of here camp in Australia, where the Johnson patriarch is competing against the likes of Kezia Dugdale and Amir Khan to be crowned king of the jungle.

The segment led Khan – the Olympic champion boxer – to ask:

‘Has there ever been a woman Prime Minister?’

Should someone tell him?

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