Only mention Boris Johnson made of Rishi Sunak in his speech at a rally in Chelsea was when he thanked him for the invitation
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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the general election. With less than 48 hours to go until voting stations open, former PM Boris Johnson has made a surprise first appearance on the campaign. Johnson appeared on Tuesday night at a Tory rally in Chelsea and did not share a stage with or praise Rishi Sunak, the Guardian’s Aletha Adu reports.
Instead, he said Starmer would try to “usher in the most left-wing Labour government since the war”. Making a reference to “other parties” allegedly “full of Kremlin crawlers”, Johnson said: “Don’t let the Putinistas deliver the Corbynistas. Don’t let Putin’s pet parrots give this entire country psittacosis – which is a disease you get by the way from cosying up to pet parrots.”
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is also campaigning in south-east England
Labour leader Keir Starmer will be campaigning nationwide, according to PA.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is campaigning in Clacton.
SNP leader John Swinney is campaigning in Cumbernauld, Glasgow and Livingston.
Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie will join the candidate for Mid Dunbartonshire, Carolynn Scrimegour in Milngavie.
Scotland’s deputy first minister Kate Forbes is on the campaign trail with the SNP candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, Seamus Logan.
Continue reading…Only mention Boris Johnson made of Rishi Sunak in his speech at a rally in Chelsea was when he thanked him for the invitationSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the general election. With less than 48 hours to go until voting stations open, former PM Boris Johnson has made a surprise first appearance on the campaign. Johnson appeared on Tuesday night at a Tory rally in Chelsea and did not share a stage with or praise Rishi Sunak, the Guardian’s Aletha Adu reports.Instead, he said Starmer would try to “usher in the most left-wing Labour government since the war”. Making a reference to “other parties” allegedly “full of Kremlin crawlers”, Johnson said: “Don’t let the Putinistas deliver the Corbynistas. Don’t let Putin’s pet parrots give this entire country psittacosis – which is a disease you get by the way from cosying up to pet parrots.”Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey is also campaigning in south-east EnglandLabour leader Keir Starmer will be campaigning nationwide, according to PA.Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is campaigning in Clacton.SNP leader John Swinney is campaigning in Cumbernauld, Glasgow and Livingston.Scottish Green co-leader Patrick Harvie will join the candidate for Mid Dunbartonshire, Carolynn Scrimegour in Milngavie.Scotland’s deputy first minister Kate Forbes is on the campaign trail with the SNP candidate for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, Seamus Logan. Continue reading…