Boris Johnson was booed by demonstrators in Cardiff as he arrived for a meeting with the first minister of Wales on Tuesday - the second day in a row the new prime minister has faced a hostile reception during a tour of the UK.
Johnson was jeered after he emerged from a vehicle outside the Senedd as he briskly climbed the stairs.
He was also jeered by
protesters as he arrived for talks with Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday, during his first trip north of the border since becoming prime minister.Prime Minister
Boris Johnson is booed by protestors as he arrives in Cardiff Bay to meet with the First Minister Mark Drakeford https://t.co/Ukq4wkJf2spic.twitter.com/7gloQp0nnz— ITV Wales News (@ITVWales) July 30, 2019Ahead of his meeting with Johnson on Tuesday, Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said on Twitter: “I will give a very clear message to @10DowningStreet today –
Brexit will be catastrophic for Wales – it will decimate our agricultural and manufacturing sectors & risks ripping the Union apart. The PM must stop playing fast and loose with our country.”
Johnson is currently in Wales where he has been promising a bright future for farmers post-Brexit.
However, Wales exports more to the EU than any other
UK nation or region in percentage terms, with much of it coming from the agricultural sector. And this has prompted warnings about the impact of a no-deal situation on Welsh farmers.
The rural
economy in Wales is likely to be hit harder than urban areas if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, as farming is predicted to suffer more than any other sector in such a scenario, according to a Welsh Assembly report published in February.I will give a very clear message to @10DowningStreet today - Brexit will be catastrophic for Wales – it will decimate our agricultural and manufacturing sectors & risks ripping the Union apart. The PM must stop playing fast and loose with our country.— Mark Drakeford (@fmwales) July 30, 2019During his visit, Johnson was also pictured inspecting chickens in a farm after it was revealed that this new head of communications, Lee Cain, dressed as the bird to mock David Cameron as Tory leader in the run-up to the 2010 general election.
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