By Andrew Sparrow (now); Kate Lyons and Jedidajah Otte (earlier)
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1.06pm GMT
The Boris Johnson event was another of those where the close-up photographs make the room look packed, but where the wide-screen shots show that he was speaking to a relatively small audience. This is from the Manchester Evening News’ Jennifer Williams.
Boris Johnson doing one of his traditional half empty warehouse visits. We’ve got a lot of warehouses round here, could be a long campaign pic.twitter.com/VdJoQ8UeCo
12.56pm GMT
Here is some video from the Boris Johnson bus launch.
Parliament is like a “blocked artery at the heart of the British body politic” – PM Boris Johnson says the majority of the UK can see that it’s time to deliver the “will of the people” and sort out Brexit



