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Boris Johnson erased from Grant Shapps spaceport picture Boris Johnson erased from Grant Shapps spaceport picture
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The picture posted by Grant Shapps on MondayThe picture posted by Grant Shapps on Monday
Business Secretary Grant Shapps appears to have doctored a picture on his Twitter feed to remove former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Business Secretary Grant Shapps has denied doctoring a picture on his Twitter feed to remove former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Mr Shapps posted a picture of a ministerial visit to Spaceport Cornwall, as he hailed the first rocket launch from UK soil.Mr Shapps posted a picture of a ministerial visit to Spaceport Cornwall, as he hailed the first rocket launch from UK soil.
But social media users spotted that Mr Johnson, who also went on the trip in 2021, has disappeared from the picture. But social media users spotted that Mr Johnson, who also went on the trip in 2021, had disappeared from the picture.
Mr Shapps has now removed the image from his Twitter feed. Mr Shapps says he wasn't aware it had been edited and has now deleted it.
But an identical photo remains on the Number 10 Flickr account, dated 9 June 2021. An identical photo remains on the Number 10 Flickr account, dated 9 June 2021.
The original image posted by Downing Street in June The original image posted by Downing Street in June 2021
It shows Mr Johnson and Mr Shapps side-by-side in Cornwall during a visit to LauncherOne.It shows Mr Johnson and Mr Shapps side-by-side in Cornwall during a visit to LauncherOne.
The then-Conservative leader is wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words: "Prime Minister".The then-Conservative leader is wearing a jacket emblazoned with the words: "Prime Minister".
A source close to Mr Shapps said: "Grant wasn't aware anyone had edited the picture.
"He removed it as soon as it was pointed out. Obviously he wouldn't endorse anyone rewriting history by removing the former PM from a picture."
First satellite launch from UK soil ends in failureFirst satellite launch from UK soil ends in failure
The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil ended in failure on Monday, after the rocket suffered an "anomaly".The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil ended in failure on Monday, after the rocket suffered an "anomaly".
A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it over the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly, before the mission failed.A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release it over the Atlantic Ocean. The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly, before the mission failed.
The satellites it was carrying could not be released and were lost.The satellites it was carrying could not be released and were lost.