The PM, equating the Opposition leader to a roadside bollard, claimed his puppet master was a union baron, not just his own lack of policy.

"He is one of those pointless plastic bollards you find around a deserted roadworks on a motorway."

Speaking during Engagements in the House of Commons on July 20, 2022, Prime Minister Boris Johnson attacked the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer. Johnson accused Starmer of lacking substantive policies and being controlled by trade unions, while praising his own government's achievements on Brexit, COVID-19, and international affairs.