LONDON (Bywire News) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson was left lost for words on Monday while delivering a speech to business leaders, as he lost his place in his notes. He chose to save himself by making reference to his trip to a Peppa Pig theme park.
Johnson continued to repeat "forgive me" as he paused his speech to the Confederation of British Industry to search through his notes.
He shortly revived himself by speaking about technology unicorns and his time at Peppa Pig World.
When speaking to the business executives, Johnson said, "Yesterday I went, as we all must, to Peppa Pig World."
He added, "I love it. Peppa Pig World is very much my kind of place: it has very safe streets, discipline in schools."
"Who would have believed that a pig that looks like a hairdryer or possibly a Picasso-like hairdryer, a pig that was rejected by the BBC, would now be exported to 180 countries with theme parks both in America and China?"
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge; Editing by Alistair Smout, Michael Holden and Klaudia Fior)