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Watch: Dawn Butler mistakenly endorses Boris Johnson

Dawn Butler is no fan of Boris Johnson. But Mr S couldn’t help but notice the Labour MP’s apparent approval for the Prime Minister in the aftermath of last night’s ITV debate. Butler attacked Boris as ‘full of bluster’ but then added:

‘Boris Johnson talked about the NHS with compassion, he talked about nurses and doctors. He talked about schools. He talked about all the policies that’s going to make the difference in real peoples’ lives.’

Butler later appeared to realise her mistake by saying Boris Johnson ‘isn’t even in touch with his own feelings’.

Mr S, for one, is confused…

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