Jeremy Clarkson Apologises For Brexit, Rubbishes Boris Johnson As Foreign Secretary

'This is how the EU should work'.
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Jeremy Clarkson has been busy on holiday burnishing his credentials as an international diplomat.

But the ex-Top Gear presenter now believes he is a “better and more constructive foreign secretary than Boris Johnson”.

Clarkson had been sunning himself on a boat on holiday, “enjoy[ing] turning carbon into speed”, he said.

Even on holiday, I enjoy turning carbon into speed pic.twitter.com/BlNJ0UtjF1

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

But on his boating travels, Clarkson claimed he came across two Germans and two French people whom he “saved”.

He also felt the need to apologise for June’s Brexit vote.

I just saved the lives of two Germans.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

Now I have rescued two French people. I apologised for Brexit

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

Which, he said made him a more competent foreign secretary than Boris Johnson - which, given Johnson’s history of making off-the-cuff and divisive remarks, might not be the most remarkable feat.

I am a better and more constructive foreign secretary than Boris Johnson.

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

An Irish fan of Clarkson’s vowed to buy the presenter a drink if he managed to save two of his fellow countrymen.

@JeremyClarkson Save two Irish people and I'll buy you a pint!

— Seán Lyons (@SeanLyons70) August 5, 2016

To which Clarkson responded:

@SeanLyons70 There is an Irish person on our boat, helping me to save French and German people. This is how the EU should work

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

Leaving a very thirsty Clarkson with this sign-off:

I have now saved all the people who were being swept out to sea by a very brisk wind and am going to the pub

— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) August 5, 2016

Diplomacy in action!

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