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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 Monday | The picture posted by Grant Shapps on Monday |
| Business Secretary Grant Shapps has denied doctoring 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, had 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 says he was not aware it had been edited and has now deleted it. | |
| 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 2021 | 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. | 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." | "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 failure | First 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. |
| A Labour Party source said: "The Tories might want to erase their own leaders - but the country is stuck with the consequences of their appalling record: a crashed economy, a broken health service, and an asylum system that doesn't work." | A Labour Party source said: "The Tories might want to erase their own leaders - but the country is stuck with the consequences of their appalling record: a crashed economy, a broken health service, and an asylum system that doesn't work." |