Kippers will be cheaper post-Brexit claims Boris Johnson

MP says Manx producer is 'utterly furious' with EU

Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson used a Manx kipper at the party's final hustings event last night, to blame Europe for increased postage costs.

Brandishing the plastic-sealed smoked herring above his head, Mr Johnson said Brexit would allow the UK 'to take back control and end damaging regulatory overkill'.

Boris Johnson waves around a kipper

He explains that an Isle of Man kipper smoker is complaining about EU red tapehttps://t.co/oaTyXr72jE pic.twitter.com/QY11ZyqEui

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) July 17, 2019

The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg took to Twitter to point out that the Isle of Man is not in the EU, to which the Isle of Man Government replied #it'scomplicated.

Btw,...for those wondering about the kippers from the Isle of Man that Johnson was waving around.. the Isle of Man is not in the UK, and not in the EU... https://t.co/tI5pFVM0W0 - just in case you are wondering.....

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) July 17, 2019

Thanks Laura #itscomplicated 👉 https://t.co/SiZ4TaP4Rz #isleofman #brexit 🇮🇲

— Isle of Man Government (@IOMGovernment) July 17, 2019

Later, Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan tweeted, using the scenario to promote the Manx Kipper Industry as well as visits to the Isle of Man.

Did you know you can get your Kippers posted https://t.co/DpCa7OSBdi… OR why not visit the Island and eat them fresh from the smokehouse ? And if you don’t like Kippers we have amazing food and drink on our biosphere Island https://t.co/Jj35ddh3cb @bbclaurak @BorisJohnson https://t.co/qLMXQhtYTS

— Alfred Cannan (@alfredcannan) July 17, 2019