Boris Johnson speaks to supporters on a visit to meet newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell, at Sedgefield Cricket Club in County Durham, north east England. Photo: ReutersPrime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election. Johnson, the face of the "Leave" campaign in that referendum, fought the election on the slogan "Get Brexit done". "I want the people of the northeast to know that we in the Conservative Party, and I, will repay your trust." "First of all, what are we going to do to repay that trust?

Source: Otago Daily Times December 14, 2019 21:33 UTC