Boris Johnson: I’ve no idea what shampoo I use – but it’s BLUE

Boris Johnson revealed some hair-raising facts as he tackled the People’s Prime Ministers Questions.

Mr Johnson’s live broadcast was streamed from Number 10 Downing Street directly to Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday evening.

More than 110,000 viewers tuned in to what was the first People’s PMQs to be held this year – but many were left underwhelmed by the question-and-answer session.

One of the questions submitted was about the Prime Minster’s choice of shampoo, which seemed to leave him bamboozled.

Speaking directly to the camera, Mr Johnson says: ‘Mark Dukes asks “what kind of shampoo do I use?”‘

The Prime Minister stutters briefly before saying: ‘Well, Mark honestly I don’t know what shampoo I use.

‘It’s the same stuff that I use for all sorts of cleaning purposes and it’s blue, that’s all I know – it’s blue.

More than 110,000 viewers tuned in to what was the first People’s PMQs to be held this year – but many were left underwhelmed by the question-and-answer session

One of the questions submitted was about the Prime Minster’s choice of shampoo, which seemed to leave him bamboozled

The Prime Minister points at the screen before looking down and contemplating the question further.

He adds: ‘But it comes in a sort of tube – it is plastic, we’ve got to get down on that, got to reduce the plastic consumption of this country and we’ve other plans to do that.’

Mr Johnson swiftly moves on to tackle queries about the control of UK fishing waters after Brexit, a Scottish Independence Referendum and NHS funding.

Mr Johnson said that he did not know the type of shampoo but that it is blue, is used for ‘all sorts of cleaning purposes’ and comes in a plastic tube

Mr Johnson swiftly moved on to tackle queries about the control of UK fishing waters after Brexit, a Scottish Independence Referendum and NHS funding

But social media users were quick to comment on the baffling content of the session.

One user, @MissZealSee1, wrote: ‘Is this some kind of joke??? What type of stupid question is this. 

‘This man has to deal with serious issues in this world and this is [supposed] to be the most important question someone asked. What nonsense.’

Another, @JamieJones77, added: ‘Is this what passes as democratic scrutiny now?’

A third, @snb19692, said: ‘Can anybody think of a more important issue affecting the UK right now?’

But others rushed to Mr Johnson’s defence.

Social media user, @KerriKellett, said: ‘He’s got bigger things to focus on… surely that’s not a bad thing?’

Another commented: ‘I like his guy. I don’t know what shampoo I use either and I don’t care…’

Others simply said that they ‘adore him’. 

People’s PMQs was a recently introduced initiative designed to semi-replicate the Prime Minister’s Questions session usually held on Wednesdays in the House of Commons.

Mr Johnson said that the platform allowed him to take questions from the public ‘unpasteurised and unmediated’. 

Its launch marks a change in interaction between the occupant of Number 10 and the public.