Boris Johnson hails 'Elizabeth the Great' in his tribute to Queen Elizabeth

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Boris Johnson paid a heartfelt tribute to "Elizabeth the Great" as politicians remembered Queen Elizabeth in the House of Commons in London on Friday (09.

09. 22) The former UK Prime Minister – who left office earlier this week – reflected on the life of the late monarch after her death at the age of 96 on Thursday (08.

09. 22) and fondly recalled the "indomitably" and "work ethic" that made her reign so successful. During a speech given to Parliament, Boris said: "I know I speak for other ex-PMs when I say that she helped to comfort and guide us, as well as the nation. "Because she had the patience and the sense of history to see that troubles come and go and that disasters are seldom as bad as they seem. "And it was that indomitability, that humour, that work ethic, that sense of history which together made her Elizabeth the Great. " Johnson was one of 15 Prime Ministers during the Queen's 70-year reign and he described her as the "greatest and statesman and diplomat of all".

The 58-year-old politician, who was succeeded at 10 Downing Street by Liz Truss this week, said: "Over that extraordinary span of public service, with her naturally retentive and inquiring mind, I think, and doubtless many of the 15 would, that she became the greatest statesman and diplomat of all. " Boris reflected on how the Queen had been "radiant" during his last meeting with her on Tuesday (06.