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Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared in Conservative Party campaign action for the first time at a rally in central London.
The former prime minister was greeted with cheers, applause, whistles and chants of “Boris, Boris, Boris” before warning that a Labour victory would be a “disaster”.
The Prime Minister also used his speech to attack a vote for Labour as a “vote for higher taxes and unlimited immigration”, before Rishi Sunak took to the stage to speak.
Johnson’s attendance was kept secret from most of the attendees and is believed to have been briefed only on a few aides. Sun I will report.
Johnson’s campaign said last month that he would not be making any campaign appearances.
Mr Johnson also thanked those in attendance “for coming so late, well past Keir Starmer’s bedtime”, and said Rishi Sunak had naturally asked him to come and help and he “couldn’t say no”.
Mr Johnson criticised Sir Keir Starmer for being unable to explain “the difference between men and women”.
“He sat with his mouth open like a stunned mullet,” he said.
He also claimed Mr Starmer would turn Britain into a “punk in Brussels”.
He also accused Sir Keir Starmer of “trying to install the most left-wing Labour government since the war”.
He told campaigners: “All they can achieve in this election is a sweeping majority to deliver the most left-wing Labour government since the war. We cannot allow that to happen.”
“We can’t let Putin supporters produce Corbyn supporters. We can’t let Putin’s pet parrot infect the whole country with psittacosis, which is a disease that can be contracted through close contact with pet parrots.”
“Followers, if you really want your taxes to rise next week, if you think you have a few thousand dollars to spare this year, vote Labour on Thursday. If you want unlimited immigration and forced awakenings and senseless kowtowing to Brussels, then please, please do me a favour and vote for Starmer.”
“But if we want to protect our democracy and our economy and keep our country strong overseas by spending 2.5% of GDP on defence, which Labour still refuses to commit to, then we know what to do. Don’t you think, folks?”
“There’s just one thing to do: Vote Conservative on Thursday. And you will, too. You will.”
Mr Johnson warned that exit polls suggesting the Conservatives were on the verge of giving Labour a “super majority” was the “height of madness”, and said: “Will Labour use this to paint us as Brussels punks who will only pay lip service to EU law without having any say in how it is made?”
He added: “But the Labour Party has become so arrogant, so almost, so complacent and lazy, that it can barely hide its policies any more.”
“And we know what it is: piling up taxes on pensions and wealth, persecuting private business, attacking private education and private health care, and putting pointless extra burdens on taxpayers.
“And poor Starmer, ever so afraid of not conforming to left-wing dogma, is hesitant to explain the difference between men and women, and he just opens his mouth and shouts like a stunned mullet.”
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said Johnson’s attendance at the rally was “an insult to all those who have made heartbreaking sacrifices during the pandemic”.
She added that Rishi Sunak has “discredited the office of chancellor and reached a desperate new low by turning to a man who has repeatedly lied to the public.”
While Johnson is not taking part in the election campaign, he has endorsed many Conservative members through letters of support and social media posts.
Johnson is believed to have been on holiday last month between Conservative election campaigns and the trip was planned well before Sunak suddenly declared a general election in the summer.
His team had previously said he was acting in line with requests from the party headquarters to help with the election campaign.
Additional reporting by the Press Association.