Brilliant or a buffoon? Wolverhampton's mixed views on Boris

A "loose cannon", "buffoon" and "interesting" were just some of the ways residents in the city described the 55-year-old who yesterday became the country's 77th PM.

Brexit, his relationship with US President Donald Trump and his own personality were talking points on the streets of Wolverhampton on the day he took office.

Anita Maiden, aged 58, from Wednesfield, said: "I think he's a bit of a buffoon, I can't take him seriously.

"I don't know whether it's some kind of gimmick, so he sticks out, so people remember him, I don't know.

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"I hope he sticks to it (Brexit), it needs somebody to make a decision, hopefully it will be with some kind of deal, but I would rather it be no deal and come out, than it go back to the public.

"People will be in uproar if it doesn't end now."

On Mr Johnson working with President Trump, Ms Maiden added: "Two buffoons together, it will be like a zoo, I dread to think what will happen."

Ange Johnson from Perton believes that Mr Johnson's personality is what makes him stand out.

The 74-year-old said: "I think he's interesting, he has personality and he'll get the Conservatives through even if they might get rid of him later on.

"They (Boris and Trump) are the front for the brains behind that keep everything in check."

Stefan Wakeman, aged 26, from Telford added: "It was inevitable, it was always going to happen, it was also planning to go towards him.

"People compare him to Trump, because he's not very good with his words.

"The relationships we have mean that we need support as a country, we don't make everything here, we need our relationships and we require that to help us.

"It's a joke really, it's hard to choose any candidate from any party, we can't trust what they say."

Michael Cowgill, aged 70, said: "It looked like a foregone conclusion, we're not supporters of the Conservative party or Boris Johnson.

"He was very good on Have I Got News For You, but as the leader of the country, he's a bit of a risk, a bit of a loose cannon.

"Oh my goodness me, it's a disaster, Trump is a disaster, Johnson is much better than Trump, but together I don't know.

"If he says do or die, he'll have to hold to that.

"The Ireland border is a huge issue and hasn't been prepared properly."

Mr Cowgill's wife Ann, 74, added: "He'll have a tough time getting everyone behind him, just like Theresa May."

Meanwhile Richard Fisher from Shifnal said he's prepared to give Mr Johnson a chance if it means getting Brexit confirmed.

The 63-year-old said: "I'll give him the chance, he has to get Brexit over the line, I think he's going to struggle.

"Hopefully we can do a trade deal with America, we need more stabilisation in the world, whether he can influence that, we'll have to wait and see.

"I don't think they're there for the working class, they're there for their own self-glorification and their select few, they don't do anything for the working class people who are struggling, what they say and what they do is another matter."