Very cool, Prime Minister! Boris Johnson hides in a FRIDGE to avoid GMB interview after Piers Morgan ambushes him during milk round stunt - as media minder says 'for f**** sake' LIVE on air
- Boris Johnson was confronted by GMB reporter Jonathan Swain during a campaign stop in Pudsey, W. Yorks
- But the Prime Minister's press secretary Robert Oxley declared 'for f***s sake' and blocked the reporter's path
- GMB presenter Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and his co-host Susanna Reid had her head in her hands
- It came at the start of the final day of campaigning for the political parties before tomorrow's general election
- Bombshell overnight poll suggested Tory lead over Labour narrowed and there could be a hung parliament
- The new YouGov survey showed Mr Johnson could win a majority of 28 seats - but it has a big margin of error
- Tories fear voter complacency could yet deprive Mr Johnson of a majority and hand Jeremy Corbyn power
Boris Johnson's exasperated media minder swore on live TV today as the PM refused to speak to Good Morning Britain before seeking refuge in a fridge as he started an early-morning milk round in Yorkshire.
Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and Susanna Reid had her head in her hands as Mr Johnson's press secretary Robert Oxley declared 'for f***'s sake' and blocked the path of GMB's roving reporter Jonathan Swain after he tried to ambush the premier.
The Tory leader, who was delivering milk in the marginal seat of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, this morning, has repeatedly refused to appear on the ITV1 show.
Mr Swain confronted Mr Johnson as he put milk crates in a van and said: 'Morning Prime Minister, will you come on Good Morning Britain? Will you deliver on your promise to speak to Piers and Susanna?'
A tired-looking Mr Oxley loudly muttered: 'For f***'s sake' as his boss ignored the calls and wandered into a large walk-in chiller as Mr Morgan exclaimed: 'He's gone into the fridge'.
Following several minutes in the fridge, Mr Johnson later returned with a crate of orange juice and was asked if he would keep his promise to appear on the programme and replied: 'Of course I will' - but with the polls opening tomorrow he refused to say when.
Tory sources said the PM was 'categorically not hiding' in the fridge and that he was actually being briefed by aides ahead of a separate and pre-agreed interview. The attempt to hijack the PM's final day of the campaign left the Conservatives furious.
A spokesman for the party said: 'The PM stepped inside as cameras were set up for an interview. The only thing being hidden in this election is Jeremy Corbyn's plans for Brexit.'
Mr Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn today engaged in whistle-stop tours of the UK in a last push for votes after a new poll showed the race for Number 10 is much tighter than previously thought.
A massive YouGov survey published overnight suggested the Tories are on course to win 339 seats which would give Mr Johnson a majority of 28 while Labour could lose 31 and finish on 231.
However, the margin of error on the poll means the number of Tory MPs could fall between 311 and 367 which means a hung parliament is still a distinct possibility.
![Boris Johnson was in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, this morning, but refused to appear live on GMB as he went on a milk round in a marginal constutuency](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/09/22089436-7779771-Boris_Johnson_was_in_Pudsey_West_Yorkshire_this_morning_but_refu-a-6_1576057367493.jpg)
Boris Johnson was in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, this morning, but refused to appear live on GMB as he went on a milk round in a marginal constutuency
![His frustrated minder Robert Oxley said: 'For f***s sake' to GMB's roving reporter Jonathan Swain in an extraordinary live TV exchange](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22099556-7779771-image-a-3_1576066172456.jpg)
![Boris Johnson sought refuge in a fridge and emerged several minutes later with a crate of orange juice](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22099538-7779771-image-a-4_1576066172464.jpg)
Altercation: His frustrated minder Robert Oxley said: 'For f***s sake' to GMB's roving reporter Jonathan Swain in an extraordinary live TV exchange, left. Boris Johnson sought refuge in a fridge and emerged several minutes later with a crate of orange juice, right
![Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and Susanna Reid had her head in her hands as Mr Johnson's press secretary loudly swore](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/09/22090070-7779771-Piers_Morgan_was_visibly_shocked_and_Susanna_Reid_had_her_head_i-a-7_1576057367494.jpg)
Piers Morgan was visibly shocked and Susanna Reid had her head in her hands as Mr Johnson's press secretary loudly swore
![Boris Johnson helped to deliver the milk during his first campaign stop of the day before embarking on a whistle stop tour of the UK](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/09/22093770-7779771-Boris_Johnson_helped_to_deliver_the_milk_during_his_first_campai-a-17_1576057367498.jpg)
Boris Johnson helped to deliver the milk during his first campaign stop of the day before embarking on a whistle stop tour of the UK
![Alarming poll: YouGov's final poll before the election projects Boris Johnson will win 339 seats and Labour will win 231. That would give him a majority of 28, but that has more than halved from the previous poll taken the month before. The margin of error in the poll also means that a hung Parliament cannot be ruled out. The YouGov graphic above shows which seats are projected to change hands](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/11/22097642-7779771-image-a-4_1576063088771.jpg)
Alarming poll: YouGov's final poll before the election projects Boris Johnson will win 339 seats and Labour will win 231. That would give him a majority of 28, but that has more than halved from the previous poll taken the month before. The margin of error in the poll also means that a hung Parliament cannot be ruled out. The YouGov graphic above shows which seats are projected to change hands
The PM's final day of campaigning got off to a disastrous start with the clash on GMB.
Mr Morgan said today that Mr Johnson had 'bottled it on the bottle run', adding: 'Cowardice is never a good look'.
In a direct message to Boris he said: 'I've known you for 25 years. What's the matter with you? You're a good bloke normally, you have no problem with interviews, you bluster your way through them. Why would you rather look like a bottle job?'.
He added: 'That’s not the behaviour we expect from a press secretary whose salary by the way will be paid ultimately by the taxpayer. It’s outrageous'.
Mr Johnson took to the campaign trail this morning knowing that his hopes of keeping the keys to Number 10 are hanging in the balance.
The new YouGov survey delivered a big hit to Tory hopes of winning a sizeable majority with the numbers far less positive than they were in the company's last major piece of work.
A poll published by YouGov just two weeks ago suggested the Tories were set to win a 68 seat majority.
But its latest estimates put the Tory majority figure at just 28 seats with the overall numbers suggesting that Mr Corbyn could still deprive Mr Johnson of the majority he craves.
The new poll suggests the Tories could finish with 339 seats, Labour could finish with 231, the Lib dems could finish with 15, the SNP could finish with 41 and Plaid Cymru could finish with four.
It has the Tories on 43 per cent of the vote, Labour on 34 per cent, Lib Dems on 12 per cent and the Brexit Party on three per cent.
The poll is likely to exacerbate Tory fears that voter complacency could yet scupper Mr Johnson's hopes of staying in Number 10 with the PM gaving enjoyed double digit leads over Mr Corbyn throughout the campaign.
Meanwhile, the shrinking poll lead will put Conservative Party headquarters on red alert because the accompanying constituency-by-constituency modelling suggests numerous Tory big beasts are in trouble.
In fact it signposted that Mr Johnson could lose two of his most senior Brexit-backing Cabinet ministers in the form of Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers.
Mr Raab has seen his enormous lead over the Lib Dems in his Esher and Walton seat cut to the point where an upset is possible while Ms Villiers is currently two points behind Labour in her Chipping Barnet seat in North London.
Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is also at risk with Labour within striking distance in his Chingford and Woodford Green constituency.
Their difficulties come amid signs that pleas from Labour and the Lib Dems for tactical voting are being heeded in Remain-supporting areas.
The Lib Dems' belief that they have a serious chance of ousting Mr Raab was illustrated by the fact that leader Jo Swinson started her final day of campaigning in the Surrey seat before planned stops in Wimbledon and Guildford.
![A previous YouGov survey published two weeks ago suggested the Tories could win a 68 seat majority but the new piece of work suggested the number was more likely to be 28 as Labour appeared to be performing better than expected in a number of constituencies. These are the seats that are expected to change hands](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/11/22098490-7779771-image-a-10_1576064421222.jpg)
A previous YouGov survey published two weeks ago suggested the Tories could win a 68 seat majority but the new piece of work suggested the number was more likely to be 28 as Labour appeared to be performing better than expected in a number of constituencies. These are the seats that are expected to change hands
![The Prime Minister then travelled south to Derby where he helped to bake a pie during a visit to a catering company](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/10/22096200-7779771-image-a-24_1576060592379.jpg)
The Prime Minister then travelled south to Derby where he helped to bake a pie during a visit to a catering company
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Prediction: YouGov's final polling model of the 2019 general election campaign projects that the Conservatives will win a majority of 28
![Boris Johnson flew from the East Midlands to Cardiff Airport in a flight that took around 40 minutes to continue his campaigning in Wales](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22101982-7779771-image-a-23_1576070275691.jpg)
Boris Johnson flew from the East Midlands to Cardiff Airport in a flight that took around 40 minutes to continue his campaigning in Wales
![A massive new YouGov poll gave the Tories a nine point lead over Labour. But seat-by-seat analysis suggested the UK could still be heading for another hung parliament](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22091024-7779771-A_massive_new_YouGov_poll_gave_the_Tories_a_nine_point_lead_over-a-17_1576070235785.jpg)
A massive new YouGov poll gave the Tories a nine point lead over Labour. But seat-by-seat analysis suggested the UK could still be heading for another hung parliament
![The YouGob poll suggests the Conservative Party could end up with 339 seats - an increase of 22 on the result in 2017 - with Labour on course to finish with 231 seats, a drop of 31 on two years ago](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/09/22091026-7779771-image-a-16_1576057367498.jpg)
The YouGob poll suggests the Conservative Party could end up with 339 seats - an increase of 22 on the result in 2017 - with Labour on course to finish with 231 seats, a drop of 31 on two years ago
Mr Johnson started his day in Yorkshire and was due to then travel to north Wales, the Midlands, London and Essex in a last ditch bid to rally Tory voters.
Mr Corbyn began in Glasgow with stops planned in Middlesbrough, Nottinghamshire and east London.
Mr Corbyn told activists in Scotland this morning that they had the chance to elect a government that will 'give real hope'.
'In this city of Glasgow, which has some of the poorest people in this country, which has wards which contain the lowest life expectancy all across this country, they need an end to austerity,' he said.
'They need a UK government that will invest all across the country and give real hope and real security to people.
'That is the offer that Labour makes and we've carried that message all across the country during the last 51 days of this campaign.'
Mr Corbyn's election hopes suffered a devastating blow yesterday after a secret recording was published of shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth saying the Labour leader would be a security risk if he becomes PM.
Mr Ashworth, who also said Mr Corbyn is unelectable, claimed the remarks were 'banter' with a Conservative friend while the Labour leader insisted the shadow minister had been joking.
John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, today tried to put the embarrassing episode behind the party as he said Mr Ashworth had been in a 'joshing mood'.
![Online mockery: Observers were quick to take to Twitter to mock Boris Johnson's retreat into a fridge](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22102052-7779771-image-a-28_1576070438219.jpg)
Online mockery: Observers were quick to take to Twitter to mock Boris Johnson's retreat into a fridge
![The wags compared the episode to Han Solo being frozen in carbonite in Star Wars](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22102056-7779771-The_wags_compared_the_episode_to_Han_Solo_being_frozen_in_carbon-a-20_1576073739386.jpg)
![Others joked that a fridge would appear at PMQs](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22102062-7779771-image-m-43_1576070574038.jpg)
The wags compared the episode to Han Solo being frozen in carbonite in Star Wars, let, and joked that a fridge would appear at PMQs
![Several voters shared photographs of fridges abandoned on their streets and joked that it was 'nice to see the PM on ther campaign trail'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22102128-7779771-Several_voters_shared_photographs_of_fridges_abandoned_on_their_-a-15_1576073739243.jpg)
![Several voters shared photographs of fridges abandoned on their streets and joked that it was 'nice to see the PM on ther campaign trail'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22102120-7779771-image-m-37_1576070536331.jpg)
Several voters shared photographs of fridges abandoned on their streets and joked that it was 'nice to see the PM on ther campaign trail'
![The YouGov poll represents good news for the SNP, with Nicola Sturgeon's party apparently on course to gain six seats tomorrow](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22097650-7779771-The_YouGov_poll_represents_good_news_for_the_SNP_with_Nicola_Stu-a-19_1576070236505.jpg)
The YouGov poll represents good news for the SNP, with Nicola Sturgeon's party apparently on course to gain six seats tomorrow
![Meanwhile, in Wales it looks to be a tight race with the Tories potentially set to gain two seats on the result from the election in 2017](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22097654-7779771-Meanwhile_in_Wales_it_looks_to_be_a_tight_race_with_the_Tories_p-a-18_1576070236411.jpg)
Meanwhile, in Wales it looks to be a tight race with the Tories potentially set to gain two seats on the result from the election in 2017
![Jeremy Corbyn had an early start today as he addressed activists in Glasgow alongside Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22094398-7779771-Jeremy_Corbyn_had_an_early_start_today_as_he_addressed_activists-a-17_1576073739253.jpg)
Jeremy Corbyn had an early start today as he addressed activists in Glasgow alongside Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard
![Jo Swinson started her final day of campaigning in Esher and Walton as the Lib Dems try to oust Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22095846-7779771-Jo_Swinson_started_her_final_day_of_campaigning_in_Esher_and_Wal-m-4_1576067066918.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon poses with a marrow](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22100020-7779771-image-a-5_1576067072575.jpg)
Jo Swinson started her final day of campaigning in Esher and Walton as the Lib Dems try to oust Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. Nicola Sturgeon poses with a marrow, right
![Piers Morgan today calls Boris a 'bottler' and accused him of cowardice for not coming on GMB](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/09/22090216-7779771-Piers_Morgan_today_calls_Boris_a_bottler_and_accused_him_of_cowa-a-9_1576057367494.jpg)
Piers Morgan today calls Boris a 'bottler' and accused him of cowardice for not coming on GMB
This morning's clash with GMB was the latest in a number of media battles between Mr Johnson's team and a number of broadcasters during the campaign after the PM refused to be interviewed by the BBC's Andrew Neil or appear on Channel 4.
Veteran broadcaster Mr Neil has also hit out angrily, saying he had planned a half-hour interview focused almost entirely on whether Mr Johnson could be trusted.
Aides accused the BBC of ‘losing the plot’ over the issue and predicted the row ‘will not cost us a single vote.’
This week Mr Johnson also suffered a TV disaster when he grabbed an ITV reporter’s phone and put it in his pocket as the journalist tried to make him look at a photo of Jack Williment-Barr on the floor of Leeds General Infirmary.
The ITV journalist showed him a picture of Jack lying on the floor at the hospital and asked him to look at it.
In a clip of the interview posted on Twitter, the reporter said to Mr Johnson: ‘You refuse to look at the photo. You’ve taken my phone and put it in your pocket, Prime Minister.’
Mr Johnson then took the phone out of his pocket, looked at the photo on the screen, and said: ‘It’s a terrible, terrible photo. And I apologise obviously to the families and all those who have terrible experiences in the NHS.’
Boris Johnson insists he is NOT too posh to win over traditional Labour Leave voters and tears into Jeremy Corbyn for wanting to 'destroy capitalism' and block Brexit in frantic final election push
Boris Johnson today insisted he is not too posh to win over working-class Labour voters - as he launched a savage attack on Jeremy Corbyn amid a frantic final election push.
In an eve-of-poll interview with MailOnline, the PM questioned his opponent's patriotism as he accused him of repeatedly ‘siding with our enemies’ and following the ‘line to take’ from Vladimir Putin. He said the UK's allies were 'seriously concerned' about the prospect of Mr Corbyn taking power.
Mr Johnson appealed for voters to avoid the ‘catastrophe’ of a hard-Left government that would wipe out jobs and send businesses to the wall.
And he also delivered a stark message that failure to honour the result of the 2016 referendum would risk social unrest and the rise of more extreme political movements - as disaffected Leave voters abandon mainstream parties.
The premier hammered home his core themes as he toured constituencies in Labour’s so-called ‘red wall’ - Leave-leaning seats in the North and Midlands that the Tories must win to stand any chance of a majority.
With less than 24 hours until the ballot boxes open, he warned the result was still ‘very tight’ despite polls showing the Conservatives with a narrow advantage.
A huge YouGov analysis last night suggested the Tories could get a majority of 28 - but that is down from 68 a fortnight ago, and the firm stressed that a hung parliament is still a real possibility.
![Boris Johnson conducted a whistle stop tour of the UK on the final day of general election campaigning. He is pictured helping to make a pie at a catering company in Derby this morning](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/11/22096998-7779771-Boris_Johnson_conducted_a_whistle_stop_tour_of_the_UK_on_the_fin-a-10_1576063219866.jpg)
Boris Johnson conducted a whistle stop tour of the UK on the final day of general election campaigning. He is pictured helping to make a pie at a catering company in Derby this morning
![Mr Johnson told MailOnline political editor James Tapsfield that he believes he is not too posh to win over working-class Labour voters](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22096944-7779771-Mr_Johnson_told_MailOnline_political_editor_James_Tapsfield_that-a-21_1576074170277.jpg)
Mr Johnson told MailOnline political editor James Tapsfield that he believes he is not too posh to win over working-class Labour voters
![Down to the wire: The Prime Minister stated his day by delivering milk in Leeds as part of his final election push](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/11/22090280-7779771-Down_to_the_wire_The_Prime_Minister_stated_his_day_by_delivering-a-15_1576063219886.jpg)
Down to the wire: The Prime Minister stated his day by delivering milk in Leeds as part of his final election push
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Prediction: YouGov's final polling model of the 2019 general election campaign projects that the Conservatives will win a majority of 28
Mr Johnson said: ‘I think it’s a very tight race. We have got to fight for every vote. What we need is just nine more seats to get a working majority and then we can get Brexit done.
‘If we lose 12 seats I’m afraid we have Corbyn and Sturgeon in a majority. They would hold the balance of power and their agenda would be absolutely catastrophic for the country.’
Mr Johnson said he had ‘fought the London Labour Left for many years’, and Mr Corbyn and shadow chancellor John McDonnell were a completely different proposition from Ken Livingston – whom he defeated twice for the capital’s mayoralty in 2008 and 2012.
‘He is way to the Left of Ken Livingstone. Ken was a guy who made an accommodation with capitalism and thought you had to have at least a respect for business,’ the PM said.
‘Corbyn and McDonnell have no such interest. They actively want to overthrow and destroy capitalism in this country.
‘I think that would be a disaster. We have got to prevent that from happening and that is the choice on Thursday.
‘Do you want to get Brexit done and move forward or do you want an economic catastrophe under Corby and McDonnell?’
Mr Johnson said failure to follow through on Brexit, after three years of bitter wrangling at Westminster, would cause ‘serious’ damage to democracy and potentially shatter the political mainstream.
‘I think that there has just been a real erosion of trust in politics, and the failure to get Brexit done would mean that people will spend at least another year in debate about Brexit,’ he said.
‘I think people would feel very, very disillusioned. There would be serious consequences for people’s view of politics and politicians.’
He added: ‘I don’t know whether it would lead to the far right, but it would inevitably lead to people feeling that they were not being well served by the major parties.’
The PM compared his ‘oven ready’ Brexit deal with the tortuous scheme laid out by Mr Corbyn – who wants to renegotiate a new package with the EU, but would astonishingly refuse to endorse his own proposals when he puts them to the public in another referendum.
He warned that the only way the veteran left-winger can get the keys to No10 is through being propped up by the SNP’s Nicola Sturgeon, who has made clear a fresh Scottish independence referendum would be her price.
‘Corbyn and Sturgeon would have at least one other referendum – a chaotic procedure to have a new deal that he doesn’t even believe in,’ Mr Johnson said.
‘McDonnell isn’t backing it, Starmer isn’t backing it, Abbot isn’t backing it – Corbyn isn’t backing it. Who is backing it? It is an absolute waste of time.
The Tory chief complained that the Brexit deadlock was now preventing huge sums of money from being pumped into the economy. ‘There is about £150billion of investment waiting to come into the UK,’ he said.
In a devastating critique of 70-year-old Mr Corbyn’s character and record, Mr Johnson raged: ‘There are questions about his views, he seems to side with our traditional enemies rather than our allies for many, many years.’
The premier pointed to a secret recording of Mr Corbyn’s own health spokesman Jon Ashworth, who was taped suggesting the security services would move swiftly to isolate the veteran left-winger from sensitive material even if he becomes PM.
‘There would be grave concerns, as Jon Ashworth said,’ Mr Johnson insisted.
‘It is quite incredible that at the time of the Skripal poisonings he was literally reading from Moscow’s line to take. ‘’These samples must be sent to Moscow’’ – it was absurd. I do have very grave concerns.’
Eton-educated Mr Johnson dismissed the idea that his privileged background and relative wealth will be a barrier to winning in traditionally Labour working-class areas.
Asked if background matters any more, he said: ‘No. I don’t think it does. I think the people of this country just want to know what your plans are to take the country forward.
![YouGov projects a small Conservative majority as the most likely outcome of the election, with this map showing the seats most likely to change hands](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22090964-7779771-YouGov_projects_a_small_Conservative_majority_as_the_most_likely-a-1_1576070914467.jpg)
YouGov projects a small Conservative majority as the most likely outcome of the election, with this map showing the seats most likely to change hands
On the subject of whether he regards himself as rich, Mr Johnson said: ‘I have had a very lucky life and always worked hard, but I think our priority as a government is to help those who work hard and need help with the cost of living.
‘That’s why we are cutting national insurance contributions for 31million people, that’s why we’re cutting taxes on small business – that’s why we are investing massively in public services, not least the NHS…
‘As a One Nation government we want to begin by helping those who need it most.’
Mr Johnson repeatedly dodged when challenged over whether he still wants to stage an ‘amnesty’ for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, who have been in the country in many cases for decades.
The PM endorsed the policy as recently as July when he took over from Theresa May, but said: ‘I back and Australian style points-based system. Once we get Brexit done we can move forward and take back control of our immigration system, give people security and clarity about our immigration system.’
Pressed if an amnesty is ‘not the cards at the moment’ he said: ‘The first thing is to get Brexit done.’
Mr Johnson also ducked when quizzed on his friendship with Donald Trump. The PM was seen as having minimised his public contact with the US president at the NATO summit in Britain last week, amid Tory fears an intervention by the unpredictable commander-in-chief could derail the election campaign.
Questioned over whether he still gets on well with Mr Trump, the PM said: ‘I get on very well with President (Emmanuel) Macron, Chancellor (Angela) Merkel, PM (Guiseppe) Conte, and all sorts of leaders. That is my job.’
Mr Johnson also admitted he has yet to speak to Mr Trump since toe-curling footage emerged of him with Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Mr Macron at a reception apparently gossiping about an impromptu 45-minute press conference held by the US president.
Asked whether he had contact with Mr Trump since that footage surfaced, he said: ‘No. But it was a good NATO leaders meeting and it showed the importance of NATO.
'For 70 years it has been the guarantor of peace and security in the West.
‘Corbyn wants to scrap it and it’s crazy.
‘If you talk to our allies around the world they are seriously concerned about the prospect.’
Returning to his theme of Brexit, he said: ’I think the people of this country are just aching to get on with it.’
Caught red-handed! Labour campaigner is caught on a doorbell cam sneakily stealing a Tory campaign leaflet from a voter's letterbox - before REPLACING it with his own
- George Elcock was seen posting leaflets for Labour hopeful Laura McAlpine
- Filmed approaching Vicky Hughes' house and removing Conservative leaflet
- Then replaces it with a Labour one before homeowner chases him down street
A Labour party campaigner personally backed by Jeremy Corbyn has been caught on a doorbell camera sneakily stealing a Tory campaign leaflet from a letterbox - and replacing it with one of his own.
George Elcock was seen posting leaflets for Labour hopeful Laura McAlpine before finding a flyer for her Tory rival in Vicky Hughes' letterbox and appearing to pull it out, stuff it in his pocket, and replace it with a Labour one.
The furious homeowner, 37, from Harlow in Essex, chased the campaigner down the street after watching back the footage and claims he begged her to keep it a secret.
![Mr Elcock, a trainee organiser, was backed by Mr Corbyn in September 2017, when the Labour leader tweeted a photo of them together when he was running to be a local councillor](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22097044-7779771-Mr_Elcock_a_trainee_organiser_was_backed_by_Mr_Corbyn_in_Septemb-a-2_1576067551110.jpg)
Mr Elcock, a trainee organiser, was backed by Mr Corbyn in September 2017, when the Labour leader tweeted a photo of them together when he was running to be a local councillor
Mr Elcock, a trainee organiser, who helps oversee local campaigning activity, was backed by Mr Corbyn in September 2017, when the Labour leader tweeted a photo of them together when he was running to be a local councillor.
Mother-of-two Mrs Hughes branded the move 'cheap tactics' and was an attempt to 'sway' her vote.
She said: 'The doorbell camera came up on my phone and when I watched it I was gobsmacked. I was absolutely horrified. I had to check twice. I saw him put his hand into my locked letterbox and take something.
'It's theft and it is absolutely disgraceful. I can't believe that someone who works for the Labour Party has the cheek to steal someone else's property.
'It was a cheap tactic and he was trying to sway my vote. I honestly think it's absolutely appalling.'
Mrs Hughes was at home with her wife, Adele, 34, on Thursday when she heard the doorbell sound at their home.
She couldn't get to the door, so used her phone to view the Ring CCTV camera which pointed towards her letterbox.
![George Elcock was seen posting leaflets for Labour hopeful Laura McAlpine before finding a flyer for her Tory rival in Vicky Hughes' letterbox and appearing to pull it out, stuff it in his pocket, and replace it with a Labour one](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22097000-7779771-George_Elcock_was_seen_posting_leaflets_for_Labour_hopeful_Laura-a-19_1576073739259.jpg)
George Elcock was seen posting leaflets for Labour hopeful Laura McAlpine before finding a flyer for her Tory rival in Vicky Hughes' letterbox and appearing to pull it out, stuff it in his pocket, and replace it with a Labour one
![Mr Elcock with the bundle of Labour leaflets in his pocket - as seen on Mrs Hughes' bell camera](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22098038-7779771-Mr_Elcock_with_the_bundle_of_Labour_leaflets_in_his_pocket_as_se-a-7_1576067551160.jpg)
Mr Elcock with the bundle of Labour leaflets in his pocket - as seen on Mrs Hughes' bell camera
![Vicky Hughes, 37, from Harlow in Essex, chased the campaigner down the street after watching back the footage and claims he begged her to keep it a secret](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/12/22096382-7779771-Vicky_Hughes_37_from_Harlow_in_Essex_chased_the_campaigner_down_-a-10_1576067551162.jpg)
Vicky Hughes, 37, from Harlow in Essex, chased the campaigner down the street after watching back the footage and claims he begged her to keep it a secret
The footage showed him wait, look around, pocket something from the locked letterbox, and then put another leaflet back in.
The video then showed Mrs Hughes run out the door after him, and she said she confronted him in the street.
The mother, who has two children, Chloe, 20 and Joel, 15, said: 'I went up to him and told him what I saw him do. I said “I saw you take something out of my letterbox and put it in your pocket”.
'He said “I am really sorry, it was a Conservative leaflet I took”. He begged me not to tell anyone. He said he would lose his job if anyone found out.
'He represents the people and I can't believe that someone in his position would do something like this. He tried to take my choice away from me. As a voter I am entitled to make my own mind up.'
Mrs Hughes said this and similar incidents would 'injure the credibility' of Labour.
She said: 'He could have taken a private letter. It could have been anything or something really important.
'I expect so much better from someone who represents the people. I am definitely not voting for Labour now and my daughter has said the same.
'This tried to restrict our voting. We should have the freedom to decide on our own. I am seething about it, it has made me really angry.'
Mr Elcock is listed on Facebook as a trainee organiser for Labour, and his profile photo shows him wearing a t-shirt with Corbyn's face on it.
![The leaflet for Harlow MP Robert Halfon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/14/22096442-7779771-The_leaflet_for_Harlow_MP_Robert_Halfon-a-18_1576073739253.jpg)
![The Labour leaflet that Mr Elcock replaced it with](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/12/11/13/22096440-7779771-The_Labour_leaflet_that_Mr_Elcock_replaced_it_with-a-22_1576070236515.jpg)
The leaflet for Harlow MP Robert Halfon (left) and the Labour leaflet (right) that Mr Elcock replaced it with
He was the Labour Party candidate in the 2018 Thurrock Council elections but lost out to his Conservative rival in Stanford East & Corringham Town.
In 2017, Mr Corbyn tweeted a photo of himself with the candidate which said: 'Great to meet stallholders and locals on Grays High Street with George Elcock - Labour's Council candidate for @ThurrockLabour.'
Mr Elcock has since made the snap his Facebook profile pic.
East of England Labour Party press office has not responded to a request for comment.
Laura McAlpine and Mr Elcock are yet to be reached for comment.
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