Echoing what Johnson did 7 years ago

Australian Prime Minister collides with a child in a children's football match

Johnson collides with the Japanese child 7 years ago, while the Australian Prime Minister grabs the child who collided with him.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fell over a child when he lunged at a children's soccer match, which British Prime Minister Boris Johnson did in Tokyo while participating in a children's rugby match seven years ago.

This happened when Australian Prime Minister Morrison was visiting Devonport Sports Club in the Australian state of Tasmania, when he decided to join the match, while still wearing his official suit.

After hitting one of the children and falling to the ground, he got up and apologized to the child, and repeated the phrase he had said earlier, jokingly with the child, that he is like a “bulldozer” politically.

Morrison's behavior with this child echoed what Johnson did seven years ago with a 10-year-old Japanese boy, during a street rugby match in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, when he was Mayor of London.

Johnson thrust into the match, bumping into one of the kids and knocking him to the ground, while trying to show off his rugby skills.

Mr. Morrison's joke, when he said he was like a bulldozer politically, made headlines during his campaign, with observers suggesting he needed a miracle to stay in power.

As for Johnson, he made this mistake with the Japanese child in 2015, when he was entering the last year of his second term as Mayor of London, before leaving the position and being succeeded by the current conservative Siddiq Khan.

The Australian woman of the year prior to 2021, Grace Timm, said she hoped the child who bumped into the prime minister was fine and unaffected.

It was clear that the child Morrison hit was unharmed in the accident, unlike the one who was hit by Johnson, who said he felt "some pain" when he fell to the ground, but later said it was nice to meet the Mayor of London.

Johnson apologized after the incident, and joked, as a British band song says, "The boy is up again."

Like Johnson, Morrison saw the funny side of the accident, and joked to the audience that he might be able to help with construction on the ground.

Morrison said that his bulldozer-like qualities played an important role for him as a political leader, especially with global factors such as China and the Corona pandemic, which had a heavy impact on Australia.

Morrison had recently promised to change his bulldozer-like qualities, become more able to listen to Australians, and added that he had what he needed to continue leading the country.

The prime minister considered his victory in the 2019 elections as a miracle.

Australian public opinion polls suggest he will need another miracle to stay in power.

• The child who was hit by Morrison was not harmed in the accident, unlike the child who was hit by Johnson, who said he felt "some pain" when he fell to the ground.

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