Jeremy Hunt has increased the pressure on Boris Johnson to explain why police were called to his home after a row with his partner by warning that the Conservative leadership frontrunner “needs to show he can answer difficult questions”. Other neighbours confirmed the row took place and said they had been concerned by its intensity. His eight-point lead earlier in the week had fallen to three points behind Hunt by Saturday morning. Play Video 3:46 Boris Johnson refuses to answer questions about police visit to his home - videoAndrew Gwynne, the shadow secretary of state for communities and local government, said Johnson was “completely unsuitable” to be prime minister. On the way back into my flat, it became clear that the shouting was coming from a neighbour’s flat.

Source: The Guardian June 23, 2019 11:03 UTC