Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson came to Stourbridge on Friday to visit me and meet with local business leaders, party members and the family of Ryan Passey.
The event held at Stourbridge F.C. was on the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.
Boris spoke to around 75 people and then met people individually and posed for photos.
Friends of mine, and Boris fans Karen Tomalin and Dave Yardley, who were getting married the week after, were presented with a ‘Got Marriage Done’ plaque by Boris that was signed by him.
He also spoke in depth with the Passey family whose son Ryan was stabbed to death in a Stourbridge nightclub in 2017, as his family continue to seek justice.
It was great to have Boris with us for a few hours and I was honoured he accepted my invitation on the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion when he has been so instrumental in the west’s continued support for the country as it fights Russian aggression. I was very much touched by his compassion for the Passey family and their campaign for justice. Boris was very supportive in that we keep taking whatever steps we need to do to seek justice.
Boris said it was a tremendous honour to be in wonderful Stourbridge and that the town is fizzing with ambition and full of ideas to level up. I look forward to welcoming Boris again to Stourbridge.
