Johnson Fights Back After Day of Blunders: U.K. Campaign Trail
Johnson Fights Back After Day of Blunders: U.K. Campaign Trail
Boris Johnson will try to get his campaign back on its feet after a stumble on Tuesday with one of his best-known ministers in trouble for comments about people killed in a tower-block fire. Johnson formally launches the election campaign on Wednesday with a rally in the West Midlands.
Coming Up (U.K. time):
- Johnson goes to see Queen Elizabeth II, before making a statement in Downing Street
- 10.30 a.m. Green Party launch its campaign in Bristol
- 11 a.m. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks in Telford, England
- 2.30 p.m. Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson visits a school in south west London
- Johnson rally in the West Midlands in the evening
The Polls:
Bad news for Labour in London, where an early poll in the Evening Standard suggests they’re short of where they need to be.
Catching Up:
Johnson compares Corbyn to Stalin in Telegraph column
Johnson’s Tories Stumble as Senior Minister Forced to Apologize
Hammond’s Departure Shows U.K. Tories Have Shifted Under Johnson
U.K. Services Stagnate Amid Persistent Brexit Uncertainty
U.K.’s Johnson Urges Trump to Lift Tariffs on U.K. Goods
Farage in talks with euroskeptic Tories over withdrawing candidates: Telegraph
The Markets:
The pound was little changed on Tuesday
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