oris Johnson may attempt to drive his approach again into workplace, a former Conservative Cupboard minister has predicted.
Rory Stewart, who ran towards Mr Johnson for the Tory management in 2019, likened the outgoing Prime Minister to former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and ex-US president Donald Trump, who’re plotting comebacks.
The previous worldwide improvement minister advised BBC Radio 4’s Right this moment programme: “I’m afraid he has a unprecedented ego and he believes that he was badly handled.
“He doesn’t see the truth which is that he was a horrible Prime Minister and that he misplaced his job due to deep flaws of character.
“And sure I worry we’re going to finish up with a second Berlusconi or a second Trump making an attempt to rock again in once more.”
Mr Johnson was ousted by his personal MPs after a slew of scandals and is about to get replaced at No 10 by Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak subsequent week.
Mr Stewart additionally advised The Guardian: “I feel he’s harmful and there are folks on the market who need him to return again…
“He’s going to be hovering round, hoping for a populist return.”
Mr Johnson may reportedly take one other shot on the management if his successor, broadly anticipated to be Ms Truss, is introduced down by the cost-of-living disaster.
One impediment may very well be the Commons Privileges Committee inquiry into whether or not Mr Johnson lied to MPs over Downing Road lockdown events, however a few of his allies have already denounced the probe as a “witch hunt”.
Mr Stewart, a long-time critic of Mr Johnson, give up the Conservative Get together in 2019 after dropping the whip for voting to dam a no-deal Brexit.
He has been appointed president of the GiveDirectly worldwide assist charity.
