Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have given a full-throated commitment to "levelling up" the North, amid a tense Tory leadership debate.
07.07.2022 - 17:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A wax figure of Boris Johnson has appeared outside a Job Centre as the Prime Minister resigned as Tory leader.
Members of the public posed with the waxwork, created by Madame Tussauds Blackpool, that had been positioned outside a Jobcentre Plus in the Lancashire town. The waxwork version of Mr Johnson stood grinning with his hands on his hips, dressed in a suit with a powder-blue tie and his signature messy hair.
Mr Johnson resigned as Conservative leader on Thursday in the face of a mass exodus of Government ministers. A new Tory leader will now be elected who will replace Mr Johnson in No 10.
READ MORE: ''Good riddance": Manchester doesn’t mourn Boris - but who replaces him?
Meanwhile, Madame Tussauds in London updated its 10 Downing Street display with a sign saying “vacancy”. The display now shows the newly resigned Tory leader standing next to a Downing Street sign smiling at the door to Number 10.
As the Number 10 leadership race begins, Madame Tussauds confirmed Mr Johnson’s wax figure will be removed from the Baker Street attraction when he is officially no longer Prime Minister.
Read all of our coverage on Boris' exit here.
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Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have given a full-throated commitment to "levelling up" the North, amid a tense Tory leadership debate.
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In July 2019, just four days after taking office, Boris Johnson took to a podium at the Science and Industry Museum in the heart of Manchester to make a series of bold promises. As had been the case during a bombastic election campaign - which won over some of the region’s key 'red wall' constituencies - the pledges came thick and fast.
The constituency of Bolton North East had been held by Labour for more than 20 years. But the power of the Boris Johnson electoral machine made it one of the many red wall seats to turn blue in 2019 - with promises of 'getting Brexit done' and 'Levelling Up'.
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