All sewn up: Boris Johnson makes a 'codpiece'

2,025 views · Published 26 February 2013 · 1:43 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: The Telegraph · 2013 · News & Politics

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The Mayor of London sat down at a sewing machine whilst touring the new East End Manufacturing Ltd clothing factory on Tuesday.

In an effort to champion manufacturing in London, Boris Johnson gave sewing a go and after a few attempts said that his finished product looked like a "codpiece". 

His efforts come just days after the Prince Charles pitched in during a visit to his favoured tailor and tried his hand at making a shirt.

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