Boris Johnson has confirmed that he is the author of a “hilariously awful” film script that was recently unearthed, after being rejected by a “very distinguished director” in 2015.
In the script, which is written in “classic Boris prose” according to Sheffield, jihadis are described as being “spifflicated” with shovels.
He added that he abandoned the idea after seeing an advert for the George Clooney film The Monuments Men.
Johnson told the publication: “I did send it to a very distinguished director, and I’m embarrassed to say that I had no answer back.