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Boris Johnson celebrates England goal – Twitter reacts

Boris Johnson celebrating Raheem Sterling’s goal against Germany has been making the rounds on social media.

The prime minister was at a formal event with violins playing in the background when the Three Lions progressed to the quarter-finals of the delayed Euro2020.

He was then pictured perched on a desk watching with his wife, Carrie.

Manchester City midfielder Sterling and Tottenham striker Harry Kane struck twice within 11 minutes following a tense first half, securing a memorable victory over Germany in the last-16 tie at Wembley.

They will play outsiders Ukraine in a quarter-final showdown in Rome on Saturday, with some bookmakers now installing England as new tournament favourites.

But it was the reaction of the PM that really got people talking.

We’ve picked out the best reactions below:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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