What time was Boris Johnson’s speech at the Tory Conference and what did he say?
BORIS Johnson has delivered a barnstorming "alternative leadership speech" at the Tory Party Conference.
A huge crowd queued for hours to watch the former Foreign Secretary's speech where he launched a scathing attack on Labour's "Tony Benn tribute act".
When is Boris Johnson's speech?
The Conservative Conference agenda on Tuesday, October 2, was bulldozed by BoJo as he arrived at the ICC in Birmingham's Centenary Square ahead of his speech.
Boris fought his way through a crowd of supporters queuing to hear his speech as he headlined the anti-Chequers rally.
He was watched by Remainer dad Stanley and sister Rachel, as he gave his biggest challenge to the PM yet.
David Davis also watched Boris deliver the speech.
What has BoJo said?
Boris used the event to urge ministers to take a bolder approach in order to combat Labour.
He branded Corbyn's party a "Tony Benn tribute act" and called on the Tories to "wallop" it.
The Brexiteer received a standing ovation when he took a swipe at Phillip Hammond - joking that when the chancellor said he'd never become leader: "That was the first Treasury forecast in a long time to have the ring of truth."
He said: "The one thing I really worry about in this critical autumn of 2018 is this oldest and most successful of all political parties should lose faith in its basic belief in freedom.
"If I have a function here today, it is to try with all humility to put some lead into the collective pencil to stop what seems to be a ridiculous seeping away of our self belief."
Boris warned against the "economic and political catastrophe that would befall us in the event of a Corbyn government".
He added: ";They would spend hundreds of millions renationalising this country.
"They would wreck the economy, drive away investment.
"And they would consign the population to years of uncertainty by promising another Brexit referendum."
He called for the Government to slash taxes, ramp up housebuilding and bring back stop and search in a bid to present a strong alternative to Mr Corbyn.
Boris also repeated his attack on the PM’s Chequers deal, saying: “This is not democracy. That is not what we voted for. It is a constitutional outrage.”
He said the proposals were “politically humiliating” because they would leave the UK “locked in to the tractor beam of Brussels”.
And he even joked that the authors of Chequers should be prosecuted under a ancient law which dictates that foreign courts should have no jurisdiction in Britain.
How was his speech received?
Queues started building more than two hours before Boris was due to speak.
And he was mobbed by fans when he arrived at the conference centre in Birmingham this morning.
But top Tories have dismissed the Brexiteer’s appearance as a sideshow - claiming he’ll never become party leader because he’s too much like Donald Trump.