Johnson launches scathing immigration attack on PM

Boris Johnson has launched a scathing attack against prime minister over his handling of the far-right riots and his approach to immigration.

- MAYA OPPENHEIM

The former PM, who was disgraced over breaking lockdown rules during the pandemic and misleading parliament, accused Sir Keir Starmer’s government of being “deaf” to public concerns about immigration. Writing in his MailOnline column, Mr Johnson suggested Sir Keir needed to pack his “Factor 50” and go on holiday to reflect on his premiership so far.

He added in his outburst: “Nothing excuses a government that seems deaf to public concerns, and that suggests, moreover, that they actively dislike all members of the public who share those concerns.” The former Tory leader accused Sir Keir of giving “the clear impression of a man who has no plan to stop illegal immigration, because he simply doesn’t care”.