Farage claims party under pressure from Tories as opposition parties use Equal Pay Day to announce equalities packages, while Johnson tries to brush off hostile reaction from flood victimsTory pledge to cut immigration triggers Labour ‘fake news’ rowLabour says its ‘extend free movement’ motion misinterpretedFarage claims Tories using ‘abuse’ to get his candidates off ballot Equal pay: election rivals set out plans to target gender gap 1.58pm GMT The BBC’s Alex Forsyth has more on Boris Johnson’s Glastonbury no-show. (See 1.56pm.)Boris Johnson has pulled out of a planned visit to a bakery this morning after this protest gathered at the entrance to the venue – understood it was due to security concerns & on police advice. pic.twitter.com/2V5ed3v7YQUpdate: Instead of this planned visit Boris Johnson went to a bakery in Wells High St, served some customers, did a walkabout and went into a card shop. https://t.co/3njmTpY870 1.56pm GMT There were lively scenes in Glastonbury as Boris Johnson dodged a crowd of protestors at a bakery on a business park on the outskirts of the Somerset town.Word got out that Johnson was on his way and a crowd of about 100 – including Extinction Rebellion protestors, musicians and even a bard – turned up to greet him at the Burns the Bakery unit. Continue reading…
Via: General election 2019: Farage claims Tories using 'abuse' to get Brexit party candidates off ballot – live news
Categories: English News