Don’t ‘over-interpret’ Boris Johnson being booed, says Grant Shapps

Minister says government shouldn't be distracted by clips such as that of PM arriving at jubilee service

The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, has said politicians don't expect to be popular all the time" and people are over-interpreting" the boos directed at Boris Johnson when he attended a service for the Queen's platinum jubilee.

Shapps, one of the prime minister's closest cabinet allies, also argued that the government should focus on running the country rather than be distracted by short clips.