Did Boris Johnson dodge the questions at his campaign launch?

Boris Johnson speaks at the official launch of his leadership campaign. Photograph: Frank Augstein/APAt the end of his Tory leadership campaign launch on Wednesday, Boris Johnson took questions from the press for the first time in more than a year – at only his second major public appearance of 2019. Johnson has been criticised for avoiding public scrutiny and has appeared reluctant to take part in debates with other leadership contenders, prompting one of his rivals, Matt Hancock, to say: