Boris Johnson enjoys his first post-lockdown pint

Boris Johnson today enjoyed his first post-lockdown pint in a pub beer garden as he hit the campaign trail in Wolverhampton. 

The Prime Minister pulled a pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord pale ale at the Mount Tavern this afternoon. 

He then proceeded to drink it outside alongside Andy Street, the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands, who is up for re-election next month.

The Prime Minister pulled a pint of Timothy Taylor’s Landlord pale ale at the Mount Tavern this afternoon

Mr Johnson could be heard saying ‘here’s to step two’ when he raised his glass for his first sip, in reference to the second stage of his lockdown exit roadmap

Mr Johnson could be heard saying ‘here’s to step two’ when he raised his glass for his first sip, in reference to the second stage of his lockdown exit roadmap. 

The Prime Minister had been due to go for his first pint last Monday, the day on which hospitality businesses across England were allowed to reopen to customers outside. 

But his visit was cancelled following the death of Prince Philip which saw the Government engage in a period of formal national mourning. 

Mr Johnson’s trip to the pub went considerably more smoothly than that of his Labour counterpart Sir Keir Starmer. 

Mr Johnson was campaigning alongside Andy Street, the Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands, who is up for re-election next month

The Labour leader was thrown out of a pub in Bath today after being confronted by a Labour-supporting landlord, furious that Sir Keir had supported the lockdown which had closed his business for months. 

In astonishing scenes, Rod Humphris, the lockdown-sceptic landlord of the Raven, had to be held back by the Opposition Leader’s security guards as he demanded he leave, shouting, ‘that man is not allowed in my pub’ and ‘get out of my pub’.

The incident was captured on camera by reporters amid a visit to the city to support West of England metro mayoral candidate Dan Norris ahead of the forthcoming elections.