Huge mural showing Boris Johnson dressed as a police officer wearing a party hat appears on shop window in Manchester
- A mural of the PM dressed as a policeman in a party hat appeared in Manchester
- Street artist Foka Wolf, who is originally from Birmingham, made the piece
- It comes as Boris Johnson is facing a police investigation over Partygate
- The artist said the work was meant to show ‘the government cannot be trusted’
A huge mural showing the Prime Minister dressed as a policeman wearing a party hat has appeared on a shop window in Manchester.
Anonymous street artist ‘Foka Wolf’, who is originally from Birmingham, created the piece on the windows of the former Debenhams store on Market Street.
The huge sticker of Boris Johnson, which was stuck to the window on Thursday afternoon, uses a photo of an armed police officer with his head superimposed on top.
The artist said the work was ‘my way of showing the government cannot be trusted’.
A huge mural showing the Prime Minister dressed as a policeman wearing a party hat has appeared on a shop window in Manchester. It was created by street artist Foka Wolf
The addition of the party hat was to reflect the ‘double standards’ that Government have, following the recent scandal surrounding lockdown parties at No.10, Foka said.
Speaking anonymously, the artist, known for spoof and thought-provoking works, said: ‘I wanted to represent the double standard and sneaky behaviour that the politicians have shown throughout this pandemic.
‘It shows Boris Johnson volunteering with police, yet there have been accusations that he broke the law himself during the lockdowns.
He said: ‘All my work is meant to be controversial and just make people think about what the reality is around them’
The poster prankster has drawn comparisons to Banksy with his artwork, has become renowned across Birmingham and London for his spoof adverts
‘All my work is meant to be controversial and just make people think about what the reality is around them.
‘A lot of my art focuses around misinformation, and I do it in a way that provokes people or plays on stereotypes.
‘I have been doing this for years across Birmingham and London, and it always gets a big reaction from people which is my aim.’
The poster prankster has drawn comparisons to Banksy with his artwork, has become renowned across Birmingham and London for his spoof adverts.
His official instagram page shows various pictures of his works, from penis enlargement ads to swipes at food chain McDonalds.
He added: ‘I work completely anonymously as it means I can be totally open and share my opinion with the world without backlash.
‘It means I can speak from the heart. I had been doing street art for years before this and created huge illustrations on buildings in Birmingham.
‘One day I questioned what would happen if I made a huge fake advert and see how many people would just believe whatever they read and how people would react.
‘It has spiralled since then and become a much bigger thing than I ever expected.’
MailOnline has contacted Downing Street for comment.
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