Boris Johnson may attempt to drive his means again into workplace, a former Conservative Cupboard minister has predicted.
Rory Stewart, who ran in opposition to 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 growth minister informed BBC Radio 4’s In the present day programme: “I’m afraid he has a unprecedented ego and he believes that he was badly handled.
“He doesn’t see the fact which is that he was a horrible Prime Minister and that he misplaced his job due to deep flaws of character.
“And sure I concern 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 informed The Guardian: “I believe he's harmful and there are folks on the market who need him to come back 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, extensively anticipated to be Ms Truss, is introduced down by the cost-of-living disaster.
One impediment might be the Commons Privileges Committee inquiry into whether or not Mr Johnson lied to MPs over Downing Avenue 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, stop the Conservative Social gathering in 2019 after shedding the whip for voting to dam a no-deal Brexit.
He has been appointed president of the GiveDirectly worldwide help charity.