Okay, folks, you are listening to Life on Planet Porky. Thank you very much indeed for joining us today for another episode of the podcast that makes you feel better. The weather's been pretty grim in this country, north and south. We're actually in the south, but north and south

has been very grim. But the sun always shines, Leslie and when you're on planet Porky. The

lambs are gambling through the fields, the daffodils are sprouting up from the soil. And I have to

say, to see the sunshine in your face here today in the studio adds to that spring-like atmosphere.

Welcome.

Thank you.

Well, I swam here, but I got here.

Yeah, of course you've got here, yeah, because when he gets a planet Porky, it's a journey worth making.

Now, over the last few podcasts, of course, we've been following the adventures of our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson or Al, as his sister Rachel calls him.

You can call me Al. You can call me Al. You can call me Al. Do you remember that song? Good song, that?

Yeah, because I do. Yeah, that was Paul Simon. Was. Yeah. Terrific. So what I was going to say is that do you really believe that it was just a distraction for him to suddenly announce that he's getting married

and he's having a child just as the pretty...

What's the name?

The Home Secretary...

Pretty Patel.

Pretty Patel. Thank you very much indeed.

Just as the allegations against her being a bully

suddenly cropped up, it seemed to coincide.

And also, of course, we're now right in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

I think it's fair to say it's a crisis now.

He seems to have got a grip of that.

But, I mean, the man's private life and social life is extraordinary, is it not?

...