Boris Johnson ‘shows contempt’ for north by snubbing Doncaster for Kyiv

Tory MPs in north of England warn the PM he cannot take seats won from Labour's red wall' for granted

Boris Johnson has been accused of showing total contempt" for the north of England as a senior Tory MP warned him it was an illusion" to think the party would comfortably hold seats that it won for the first time in 2019 at the next general election.

Anger erupted after the prime minister pulled out of a conference in Doncaster at the last minute, with those in red wall" seats turning on the prime minister.