IT’S BOJO v TEZZA
Johnson declares war on the PM’s plans over Brexit
PREGNANT politician Ruth Davidson strolls hand in hand with her fiancée
Jen Wilson at the conference. The Scottish Conservative Party leader beamed as she took a walk with her 36-year-old long-term love – blossoming bump to the fore. Ms Davidson, 39, is eight months gone but that has not stopped her making waves at the annual get-together by taking aim at Boris Johnson over Brexit.
BORIS Johnson has labelled Theresa May’s Brexit plans as “deranged” and “preposterous” in a new attack ahead of the Tory Party conference.
The former foreign secretary’s fiery comments come at the worst time for the Prime Minister, who is struggling to get her party to agree her Brexit strategy.
Lashing out at her Chequers plan, Mr Johnson said: “Unlike the Prime Minister, I campaigned for Brexit. Unlike the Prime Minister, I fought for this. I believe in it.
® I think it’s the right thing for our country and I think that what is happening now is, alas, not what people were make the case for markets. promised in 2016.” I do not think that we should
Mr Johnson also demanded caper insincerely on socialist his party make the case for territory. free trade, and refused calls to “You can’t beat Corbyn by becoming try to match Labour’s pledge Corbyn.” on spending. However his declaration of
He said: “I think we need to war on Mrs May backfired as Tory activists clapped a speech by former trade minister Digby Jones when he blasted Boris as “irrelevant and offensive”.
Meanwhile former Brexit Secretary David Davis joined the attacks.
He accused Mr Johnson of being focused on “headlines rather than sound policies”.