The Tory leadership frontrunner’s campaign is centred around upholding the vote of the 2016 referendum and delivering Brexit by October 31 with or without a deal Yesterday, he announced plans to shake-up immigration and implement an Australian-style points system – but, as the leadership race rumbles on, archive footage has emerged from Mr Johnson’s time on “Have I Got News For You”. The clip, which comes from a special episode in 2003, sees Mr Johnson as the presenterasking the two sides questions based on England’s Rugby World Cup triumph.
He asked the panel: “Who liked to send text messages during the Rugby World Cup?"
Before Rick Wakeman quickly responded: “The Queen.”
Kate Garraway then confirmed that Her Majesty sent messages to her grandson Prince Harry, who was Vice Patron of the team at the time.
She added: “To Prince Harry apparently, but I don’t think we know what she said, she could have said anything.”
Boris Johnson discussed a text from the Queen (Image: GETTY)
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