Watch: Boris Johnson heckled over suspension of UK parliament

The heckler asked Johnson if he would return to parliament to "clean up the mess"
The heckler asked Johnson if he would return to parliament to "clean up the mess"
By Caroline Mortimer
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Boris Johnson was told to reopen parliament by a heckler spoke at the Convention of the North in Rotherham

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was heckled with a demand to "get back to Parliament" during a speech in the north of England.

He was speaking at the Convention of the North conference in Rotherham in Yorkshire about his commitment to boosting economic development in the north.

But the speech was interrupted by an audience member who asked why he was not with MPs in parliament to "sort out the mess [he] created".

It follows a Scottish court ruling on Wednesday that his suspension of parliament until October 14 was unlawful.

The heckler being removed from the conference hall during Johnson's speechReuters

Taking questions from journalists Johnson said he "would not be deterred" from making sure the UK left the EU on October 31.

He added that parliament had only lost around four days sitting time as it typically did not sit in late September and early October as the major UK political parties go to their annual political conferences.

It comes ahead of next week's talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, which are expected to include Brexit.

Johnson said he was "cautiously optimistic" he would get a new Brexit deal with the EU but "we will see where we get" following the meeting.

He said they had "a rough shape of a deal" in place.

Watch Boris Johnson's speech in full

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