Boris Johnson has joined the Prime Minister on the general election campaign trail to warn against Britain electing a “Labour super majority”.
The former Tory PM made a surprise appearance at Rishi Sunak’s rally at the British Army Museum in Kensington on Tuesday night.
He told the crowd of several hundred Conservative activists that voting for Labour or backing Reform on Thursday would “achieve nothing but usher in the most left wing government since the war. “We must not let it happen,” he said.
Meanwhile in east London Reform UK candidate has defected to the Conservatives just 48 hours before polling day, citing concerns at racism within the party.
Georgie David, who is standing in West Ham and Beckton, said in a statement she was standing down from Reform UK and endorsing the Conservatives claiming some other candidates in the party were “racist, misogynistic, and bigoted.”
Ms David, who stressed she did not believe the party’s leadership was racist, is the second Reform UK candidate to back the Tories in recent days over concern at fellow candidates’ views.
Rishi Sunak on Tuesday defended his handling of the Conservative campaign, saying he was “fighting for every vote”, despite polling experts suggesting there is more chance of lightning striking twice than him remaining Prime Minister after July 4.
It comes as Labour’s Wes Streeting hit back at Conservative attacks on Sir Keir Starmer for wanting to spend time with his family after 6pm on a Friday as a “total disgrace.”
Health minister Maria Caulfield earlier on Tuesday suggested that Sir Keir only wanted to work a four-day week as Prime Minister, a claim that was swiftly rebutted by Labour.
