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Johnson boards ‘Con Air’ for Tory campaign tour

A nickname for the Conservative campaign plane, or something else?

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2019-11-07 12:21
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Boris Johnson has taken to the skies aboard “Con Air” as part of a three-nation campaign trip.

The Prime Minister landed in Teesside for the opening stop on the first full day of his General Election tour.

He will leave England for Scotland before a further stop in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

Con Air

Arriving on board the plane, Mr Johnson said hello to those travelling with him and repeatedly remarked it was “Con Air” – an apparent nickname for the Conservative campaign plane rather than a direct reference to the 1997 action movie starring Nicolas Cage.

After arriving at Teesside Airport, Mr Johnson travelled to the Tetley Tea factory in Eaglescliffe.

He drank a cup of tea and discussed with staff whether it was best to leave the tea bag in the cup, different types of tea and asked: “What about cream tea?”

On the tea he was drinking, the PM said: “I need it, the plane was freezing.”

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He was later given a tour of the production line and weighed boxes of teabags.

Turbulent start

Johnson takes to the skies as the Conservatives weather a number of early hiccups.

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Francesca O’Brien wrote on Facebook that people on reality television show Benefits Street need “putting down”, while Nick Conrad once said women should keep their “knickers on” to avoid rape.

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