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Not to be confused with Piggate.

For other uses, see Pig wrestling.
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"Greased piglet" is an epithet used by former British Prime Minister David Cameron to describe later British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[1] The term has been applied to Johnson by the British media,[2][3][4] international media,[5][6][7][8] as well as political adversaries,[9][10] and some political scientists.[11][12]

  1. ^ Hayward, Will (6 July 2022). "Why is Boris Johnson called a greased piglet?". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ O'Grady, Sean (19 May 2022). "Boris Johnson, the greased piglet, has wriggled free on Partygate". Independent. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "The Times view on Boris Johnson's survival: Greased Piglet". The Times. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ Tominey, Camilla (6 June 2022). "The 'greased piglet' wriggles free again, but this PM's mutinous party still smells blood". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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  6. ^ Thompson, Isobel (7 July 2022). "Boris Johnson's Bravado couldn't save him this time". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ Donaldson, Kitty; Wickham, Alex; Mayes, Joe (7 July 2022). "Defiant Johnson refuses to quit amid resignations and firings". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ Ashton, Emily (6 July 2022). "'Teflon' Johnson May Not Shake Off This Crisis". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  9. ^ Cable, Vince (6 June 2022). "The greased piglet escapes yet again – but at what cost?". Independent. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  10. ^ Gauke, David (7 July 2022). "Why Tory MPs must force Boris Johnson to leave office immediately". The New Statesman. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  11. ^ McCabe, Steven (February 2021). "34: Al promised you a miracle – Life under the 'Greased piglet' Johnson". In Mair, John; Clark, Tor; Fowler, Neil (eds.). Populism, the Pandemic and the Media: Journalism in the age of Covid, Trump, Brexit and Johnson. Routledge. pp. 242–250. ISBN 9781003253822.
  12. ^ Landler, Mark; Castle, Stephen (19 May 2022). "Boris Johnson Avoids Further Fines as the Police End Lockdown Inquiry". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 July 2022.

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