‘He’s a mutton-headed old mugwump’: Election battle turns personal as Boris Johnson slams Corbyn with warning that he could cause security chaos

‘Boris Johnson today branded Jeremy Corbyn a ‘mutton-headed old mugwump’ who would cause security chaos in the most personal attack of the campaign so far.
The Foreign Secretary delivered the stinging barb as he warned voters against being lulled into thinking the Labour leader is a ‘benign Islingtonian herbivore’ because of his ‘meandering and nonsensical’ public performances.
He said the veteran left-winger getting the keys to Downing Street would be ‘calamitous’ as Britain faces a new ‘age of uncertainty’ with growing threats from Russia and North Korea.
The jibes sparked a furious reaction from Labour, who accused Mr Johnson of ‘demeaning’ his role as foreign secretary.’
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