Boris Johnson labels dad Stanley 'heroic' despite breaking wife's nose
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Prime Minister Boris Johnson has hit out at a new documentary insisting his father Stanley is "heroic" - despite once breaking his wife's nose.New series The Rise And Fall Of Boris Johnson started on Channel 4 on Wednesday night - and within it his childhood is discussed.
In a statement via his lawyers to the programme his dad, Stanley Johnson, confirmed for the first time he broke the nose of Boris' mother Charlotte.
As reported by the Mirror, on screen at the end of episode one, it says: "Although Stanley Johnson admits he once struck his wife and broke her nose during an altercation, he says this was accidental and a one-off incident.
He categorically denies any suggestions of domestic violence. "In this context his four children have issued a joint statement: 'For the record, we as the four children don’t in any way recognise this characterisation of our parents’ marriage.
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