Boris Johnson lambasted by man in Leeds who tells him: You should be in Brussels negotiating

Jacob Jarvis6 September 2019
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Boris Johnson was lambasted by an angry member of the public in a trip to Yorkshire who told the PM he should be in Brussels negotiating rather than visiting Leeds.

The furious man, whose identity is as yet unknown, tore into the Prime Minister as he walked around Morley.

He told the PM: "You should be in Brussels, negotiating."

To which Mr Johnson retorted: "We have been negotiating."

The man then said: "You are not - you are in Morley in Leeds. You're playing games."

Boris Johnson suffered further a further blow today as his brother Jo resigned from Cabinet
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As the man shouted, the PM responded: "What I think the people want us to do is to leave the European Union on October 31."

The man said: "Well we all know that."

Mr Johnson then threw up a hand and said: "Well that's fantastic - that's what we're going to do."

Another member of the public then interjects, telling the furious man to let the Tory leader speak.

It was not the only backlash Mr Johnson faced from the public on Thursday, with another man politely telling him to “please leave my town”.

In footage captured by the BBC, Mr Johnson was seen shaking hands with the member of the public before the PM was simply told “please leave my town” to which he replied: “I will very soon.”

The PM had been speaking for about 20 minutes in West Yorkshire when the young woman was forced to sit down behind him.

The young officer appeared to hold her hat and then sit down as others around her looked concerned.

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