Boris Johnson says his Brexit plan will not have checks at Irish border - CNN International

Boris Johnson is a very popular man. At least, that's how it seems on listening to his speech to the party faithful in Manchester, England.

The whole conference has had the PM's stamp on it, from his messaging on Brexit dominating the narrative at events, to delegates chanting his name as he breezed through hotel bars and into the conference hall.

Hours before he started speaking on Wednesday, the queue to see him speak snaked around the conference center. And when he entered the room himself, the "Boris" chants, clapping and foot-stamping were so loud the floor shook.

Boris Johnson delivers his keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference. Photo: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images

His fans have also defended Johnson as the media tried to ask questions about the scandals surrounding his personal life that have cast a shadow over this conference. (Here is a video I made of the PM entering conference center and the press being yelled at.)

Those scandals and political problems are serious. But here in Manchester, no one cares.

The Conservative Party finally has the leader it's secretly wanted for years.

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