Local MP Jesse Norman has thrown his support for the Conservative party leadership behind his old friend, Boris Johnson.

Mr Norman tweeted: “Both the leadership candidates are exceptional, but I am supporting Boris Johnson. I worked on his London Mayoral campaign in 2008, supported his re-election in 2012 and worked on his Conservative leadership bid in 2016. He is a person of huge talent, and an old friend.

"Boris is different in many ways from the public caricatures. He has the capacity to re-energise the government, resolve the deadlock over Brexit, and above all keep this country away from the very dangerous policies of the Labour party. Those are goals we can unite behind."