Alister Jack could swap the House of Commons for the Lords amid reports the Scottish Secretary will be handed a peerage in Boris Johnson's honours list.
22.10.2022 - 01:33 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Boris Johnson faces being booted out by Christmas if he returns as PM and is found guilty in a probe on claims he lied about Partygate, Tories have warned. And key figures fear his comeback would spark a full-scale civil war within the party as it still reels from his scandal-ridden period in office.
With the Tories engulfed in a political storm after Liz Truss quit on Wednesday, Johnson was yesterday still sunning himself on a Caribbean holiday with wife Carrie – as our exclusive picture shows. But he is expected to fly back today to plot a new bid for power.
A friend said last night: “He’s WhatsApping MPs saying, ‘I’m flying back, we’re going to do this, I’m up for it’.” Tory MP James Duddridge claimed Johnson told him in a phone call: “I’m going to do it.”
But critics warned MPs would quit the party in droves if he does return as PM, just weeks after he was ousted amid Partygate lies, his handling of sex harassment complaints against a minister and a looming probe. He could be suspended if he is found guilty of misleading Parliament over Partygate.
A former Cabinet minister said: “If Boris wins, MPs will go from having playground fights to full-on nuclear war.” And ex-Tory leader William Hague said Johnson’s comeback would plunge the party into a “death spiral”.
He added: “I think it’s possibly the worst idea I’ve heard of in the 46 years I’ve been a member of the party. Boris Johnson was unable to uphold the high standards of conduct necessary in the highest offices in the land.”
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer warned against re-electing Johnson. He said: “I just don’t think I can put myself through that again. I don’t think I can ask my constituents to. Now is the time for serious, competent government. The
Alister Jack could swap the House of Commons for the Lords amid reports the Scottish Secretary will be handed a peerage in Boris Johnson's honours list.
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