• Boris Johnson is accused by Tory MPs of ignoring the North for a trip to Kyiv just days before a key by-election.
• Prime Minister was apparently on his way to Doncaster on a train yesterday morning when he chose to fly to Kiev at the last minute.
• He met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and offered his men a comprehensive training program.

Boris Johnson is accused by Tory MPs of ignoring the North for a trip to Kyiv just days before a key by-election.

The Prime Minister was apparently on his way to Doncaster on a train yesterday morning when he chose to fly to Kiev at the last minute.

He met with President Volodymyr Zelensky and offered his men a comprehensive training program.

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Johnson’s decision not to attend the northern Conservatives’ conference in Doncaster enraged one MP.

They added: ‘This is the first test of outreach to his colleagues and he’s failed it.’

Organizers of the conference were left ‘mystified’ by the no show.

The event’s aims included discussions related to giving the North greater powers and ‘levelling up’, an issue the Prime Minister has been pushing for a while now.

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Johnson’s travel to war-torn Ukraine sparked speculation that he chose it to dodge pressure from grassroots Conservatives over Partygate.

The Prime Minister has managed to stay in office despite the scandal surrounding lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and Whitehall.

All of the PM’s cabinet members have come out in favor of him, with Defense Secretary Ben Wallace calling the snub ‘conspiracy b******s’.

He went on to say that showing support for an ally like Ukraine is crucial throughout the fight.

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