General election: Boris Johnson avoids bun fight as Jeremy Corbyn heckled on indyref2
The heckler said afterwards: "Corbyn being Corbyn he changed his mind each hour. Yesterday he changed his mind about three times."
Thursday 14 November 2019 15:19, UK
Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson have been heckled on the campaign trail, and the PM was forced to divert one of his appointments.
Mr Corbyn was making a speech in Dundee when one of the audience members - a former SNP member - stood up and demanded to ask questions about his position on a second vote.
Meanwhile Mr Johnson had to move a planned visit to Burns the Bread in Glastonbury to the branch in Wells, over security concerns.
In Dundee, Bob Costello said he had left the SNP because he didn't think it was "wholeheartedly for independence".
The Labour leader rowed back quickly yesterday. He originally said there would not be a second vote in the first term of a Labour government, only to then suggest it wouldn't be in "the early years".
The heckler asked Mr Corbyn what he would do about the "will of the Scottish people".
When he asked him to keep his questions until the end, the man shouted: "Is this democracy?"
Mr Corbyn said: "The democracy is that we have a public meeting where we conduct it in a reasonable manner, and those who wish to say something at the end are of course free to do so.
"Democracy is not when you interrupt somebody when they are speaking."
The heckler managed to continue: "I'm interested to know what you're going to do about the will of the Scottish people with regards to Article 30."
He was eventually ejected from the room, and Mr Corbyn received cheers and applause from the audience.
Speaking afterwards, Mr Costello, 72, said: "Corbyn being Corbyn he changed his mind each hour. Yesterday he changed his mind about three times.
"I left the SNP in 2016 because I didn't believe they were wholeheartedly for independence."
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Mr Corbyn toured Scotland again today, while Mr Johnson travelled around the South West.
The PM had to divert a planned trip to Burns the Bread in Glastonbury, going to one of the chain's branches in Wells instead, after about 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters turned up at the original location.
There were also protesters from the Labour Party and anti-Brexit groups.
The protesters had banners with Mr Johnson's face and the word "t***" on it, as well as one which said "Greedy fat Tory clown".
He served sausage rolls and pasties to customers and said: "There were lots of crusties there - more crusty than your loaves."
While he did not face many tough face-to-face questions at a school in Taunton, there were crowds of Labour and Liberal Democrat protesters outside.
There were chants of "Boris out" as he met teachers and tried to find Wally in a Where's Wally book.
Another person shouted "keep the oil in the soil".
However Mr Johnson was able to enjoy playtime with a class rabbit.
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