Can anything stop Boris Johnson? – podcast

The Tory leadership hopeful has spent the past three days avoiding questions on why the police were called to his home after an altercation with his partner. But will questions about Johnson’s previous behaviour and character damage his chances of becoming prime minister?

Hours after Boris Johnson confirmed his place in the final runoff for the Conservative party leadership, police were called to the flat he shares with his partner, Carrie Symonds, after neighbours heard a loud altercation involving screaming, shouting and banging.

The police later issued a statement saying they had attended and spoken to all occupants of the address, who were all safe and well. “There were no offences or concerns apparent to the officers and there was no cause for police action.”

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2xeEChD