Liverpool was all set to host the annual Tory Conference before a change of plans, a former leader of the local party has claimed.
A contract was apparently agreed with the Liverpool Arena to host the event in 2024, but the idea was shelved after Mr Johnson took the keys to Number 10 in 2019.
The reasons for the change of venue are unclear, but the Prime Minister has a notoriously fractious relationship with Liverpool - having previously published slurs about those affected by the Hillsborough disaster while a magazine editor.