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British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives Saturday ahead of the Conservative Party's annual conference in Birmingham, England.
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On the day of the opening of the conference, she must attend a meeting of the National Conservative Convention, the Conservative Volunteer Assembly, where many activists are likely to express their anger about her "Checkers" project for Brexit.
Johnson, for his part, once again presented his credentials for the party leadership via an interview with the The Sunday Times in he emphasized an essential distinction between him and May: "Unlike the Prime Minister, I campaigned for Brexit."
Johnson said the UK should build a bridge to Ireland and put the controversial billion-pound HS2 rail line on hold to focus on a high-speed link in the north of England.
He called May's call for a customs-facilitated agreement – part of the Checkers plan to break the stalemate in Brexit negotiations – "totally absurd".
Suggesting that he might be able to find a better deal than May, Johnson said: "Unlike the Prime Minister, I fought for that, I believe it, I think it's the good thing for our country and I think, alas, not what people were promised in 2016. "
May used the same publication to present her national agenda.
Former British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson made another slightly disguised speech for the Conservative Party's senior leadership position.
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According to his plans, people and businesses that do not pay taxes in Britain will have to pay between 1% and 3% when they buy a property.
Noting that she planned to stay at number 10 for many years, she said, "There is a long-term job to do."
The Conservatives conference application, which can be downloaded by anyone on their phone, contains details such as the private phone numbers used during the registration. Until Saturday afternoon, the details of each member could be consulted by anyone who imitated them.
Brandon Lewis, the Conservative President, was to introduce the new conference app as evidence of how he successfully modernizes the party. Last night, a senior Conservative official said: "It is shameful that people can access MPs' personal data because of CCHQ's absolute incompetence, which could put people's safety at risk – Brandon Lewis must recapture "
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A former minister accused the party of "total incompetence".
Under European data protection rules, the Conservative Party could be fined up to 4% of its revenues. The data watchdog, the Office of the Information Commissioner (ICO), said it would "investigate" this data breach. Jonathan Kewley, of Clifford Chance, said: "Unless regulators make examples of organizations that do not follow the rules, these things will continue to happen."
Senior and conservative MPs discovered that their data had been revealed only after news had been posted on Twitter.
Dai Davies, former head of Scotland Yard's Royal Protection Brigade, said, "It's frankly ridiculous that this is happening in various areas of government and public life."
Telegraph, London, PA
