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Boris Johnson is " on great form" The Deputy PM says, despite criticism over a speech to business leaders on Monday.

The Prime Minister was branded " shambolic" after his appearance at the CBI, where he referenced Peppa Pig , quoted Lenin and lost his place.

But Dominic Raab praised the PM's " ebullient, bouncy, optimistic, Tiggerish character" saying it " livens up" his speeches.

He Said there was a " steeliness" to the PM, adding: " We work as a team. "

And he dismissed the criticism as Westminster " tittle tattle".

The remarks come ahead of Prime Minister 's Questions at 12:00 GMT, where Mr Johnson will face questions from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and other MPs.

Mr Johnson appeared before the CBI conference earlier This Week to make his pitch for a " green industrial revolution" to business.

The Speech included a recap of the PM's policies, including support for electric cars, investing into wind power and the government's integrated rail plan.

But it drew more negative attention after his impression of a car, comparing himself to Moses and his personal anecdote from A Trip to Peppa Pig World.

" I was a bit hazy about what I would find at Peppa Pig World, but I loved it, " he told The Conference . " Peppa Pig World is very much my kind of place.

" It has very safe streets, discipline in schools, a heavy emphasis on Mass Transit systems I noticed, even if they are a bit stereotypical about Daddy Pig . "

Asked after The Speech , " is everything OK? " Mr Johnson said he thought people had " got the vast majority of the points" he wanted to make and that The Speech " went over well".

'Tiggerish'

Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Mr Raab told Bbc Breakfast : " Peppa Pig . . is a fantastic British export around The World and I think that was The Point the Prime Minister was making. "

He Said he was " happy to support the glowing references to Peppa Pig " as he remembered watching it with his own children.

But Mr Raab insisted the government was " focused" on the pandemic, the vaccine roll-out, booster jabs and the economy.

He added: " The Prime Minister is a ebullient, bouncy, optimistic, Tiggerish character and he livens up his speeches in a way that few politicians, past and present, have done.

" But actually there is a steeliness to him as Prime Minister and his team, and we work as a team. "

Source of news: bbc.com