The Metro reports:
Boris Johnson left Downing Street this morning to visit the Queen at Buckingham Palace as campaigning for the general election kicked off. The prime minister must formally ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament – shutting it down for five weeks – ahead of the 12 December election.
Mr Johnson will then return to Downing Street where he will announce the start to the Tories general election campaign. The PM will head to the West Midlands this afternoon where he will begin his battle to stay in power, making pledges on the NHS, law and order and getting Brexit done.
Mr Johnson arrived at Buckingham Palace at around 10.15am where he was greeted by the Queen’s Equerry and her private secretary Edward Young. He was then ushered inside to the Queen’s private apartment for the formal meeting.
On my way to see Her Majesty the Queen pic.twitter.com/SRUowknlYI
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) November 6, 2019
Barnier said just last night there is no chance of us leaving by the end of 2020. Boris should stop pretending his so-called “deal” gets Brexit done by Christmas.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) November 6, 2019
We will:
✔ reduce NHS waiting times
✔ get Brexit sorted in six months
✔ kick start a Green Industrial Revolution
✔ build a million genuinely affordable homes within 10 years
We will end:
✔ in-work poverty
✔ food bank use
✔ rough sleeping
✔ tuition fees
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) November 6, 2019