Boris Johnson takes swipe at Starmer and scorns Sunak in first campaign appearance

Ex-PM claims Labour will be ‘most leftwing government since the war’ at election rally in National Army Museum

Boris Johnson made his only appearance on the general election campaign on Tuesday night, less than 48 hours before voters head to the polls, and did not appear with or praise Rishi Sunak.

The former prime minister made a surprise appearance at a Tory rally in Chelsea, accusing Keir Starmer of trying to “usher in the most leftwing Labour government since the war” and claiming he would increase taxes and fail to stand up to Vladimir Putin.