Downing Street deny Boris Johnson called Nicola Sturgeon ‘that bloody wee Jimmy Krankie woman’

Downing Street has rebuffed claims that Boris Johnson called Nicola Sturgeon “that bloody Wee Jimmy Krankie woman” during a heated meeting about the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

The remark was reportedly made after Claire Perry O’Neill, the former COP26 President, suggested the prime minister offer Ms Sturgeon a formal role at the summit.

Ms O’Neill publicly spoke about Mr Johnson’s reaction to the suggestion after her sacking earlier this week, telling BBC Radio 4 that the prime minister “heartily and saltily rebutted” the idea.

A witness to the conversation elaborated, telling the Sun that Mr Johnson responded by saying: “Over my f****** dead body.”

He allegedly added: “I’m not being driven out of Scotland by that bloody Wee Jimmy Krankie woman.”

The remark is a reference to Janette Tough, 72, who played schoolboy Jimmy in 1980s Scottish comedy The Krankies.

Asked about the remark this morning, the prime minister’s official spokesman said: “The prime minister did not make those comments.”

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