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Boris Johnson tipped for 'calculated' campaign against Keir Starmer as Tories urge Rishi Sunak to oust former PM for general election

Boris Johnson tipped for 'calculated' campaign against Keir Starmer as Tories urge Rishi Sunak to oust former PM for general election

 


Boris Johnson is eager to take on Sir Keir Starmer and will launch a “calculated” campaign against the Labor leader before the election opens on July 4, allies of the former prime minister have told GB News.

Johnson, who left Downing Street following a ministerial cabal in September 2022, is set to face his old foe in the 2024 election campaign as an ever-increasing number of Tories call for the ex-PM to return in the conservative fold. .


A former Johnson aide has claimed Britons can expect to see a lot more of the former prime minister before election day.

The former Number 10 insider told GB News: Boris will be champing at the bit. Although I would be surprised if it was constant door knocking and big broadcast moments, he will make very calculated and well-timed interventions during the campaign.

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Boris Johnson during a visit to Jimmy Egan's Boxing Academy in Wythenshawe

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Boris is a Conservative and he is a winning Conservative. He desperately hopes that some sort of miracle can be achieved. Boris would undoubtedly strengthen the Conservatives.

They added: There are people in the country who would never have liked Boris Johnson.

However, time and time again, whenever he is on a high street or in a local pub, or in a town hall or council estate, or in a lovely Tory county, people lean out of windows, rush in the street, desperately trying to be heard. a selfie with Boris.

I don't think we have another politician like that in this country. Having this X-Factor celebrity in this campaign is a huge asset for any party. The Conservatives have one in Boris.

Metro-area Mayors Ben Houchen and Andy Street gained Johnson's support earlier this month as both men sought re-election.

During his efforts to support Houchen and Street, Johnson put clear blue water between their respective legacies and the Sunak government.

He wrote: Forget the government. Forget Westminster.

Houchen and Street have both been accused of distancing themselves from the brand of the Conservative Party and Sunak, with the Tees Valley mayor failing to wear a Conservative rosette during his own election count.

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Rishi Sunak appears to extend an olive branch to Boris Johnson

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Johnson, who hinted at a Cincinnatus return after stepping down as prime minister, briefly flirted with running for the top job after Liz Truss's short-lived tenure.

However, Johnson subsequently resigned as MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip a few months later, as the Privileges Committee appeared set to publish its damning report into whether he had induced Parliament mistaken about the party.

The former prime minister's allies remain furious at their Tory colleagues who abandoned the Tory party's most successful electoral asset.

Another Johnson ally said: I would be surprised if many Tory MPs could look in the mirror this morning and say we are in a much better place than when Boris was prime minister.

Johnson twice successfully painted London blue to win two mayoral elections, played a leading role in the 2016 Brexit referendum and secured the largest Conservative majority since 1987.

He appeared to give voters a taste of his potential interventions yesterday, blasting Starmer in the Daily Mail as the Labor leader consolidated his 20-point lead over Sunak.

Johnson wrote: I don't believe these opinion polls for a second. I don't believe Labor will maintain such a lead heading into polling day, July 4th.

Here's why: I simply can't believe the British people would be crazy enough to give Keir Starmer a majority on this scale.

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Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister in September 2022

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This election will be much closer than currently expected, because when people bite their teeth and consider the possibilities, they will hesitate deeply before opening the holds and filling Parliament with hundreds and hundreds of unknown left-wing Labor MPs.

There is certainly no love lost between Johnson and Starmer, with the Labor leader revealing his hatred for his former Tory rival last year.

Johnson also used his latest intervention to repeat an inflammatory claim that Starmer had not prosecuted pedophile Jimmy Saville.

Starmer previously dismissed Saville's claim as a ridiculous insult, as a number of Conservative MPs also complained about Johnson's comments.

However, a growing number of Tory MPs are now urging the former prime minister to join Sunak in the election campaign.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris expressed his desire for the 59-year-old to strengthen the Conservative campaign and Dame Andrea Jenkyn argued CCHQ should parachute the former Prime Minister into a safe Conservative seat.

Responding to speculation about Johnson returning to the Tory fold, a Tory source told GB News: Boris is a natural campaigner and this would be a big boost to the campaign.

Another leading Tory said: “Campaigning is what Boris is best at. Let's get him out.

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Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer criticized by Boris Johnson in his first speech

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Johnson's return also speculated about an exodus of Tory MPs, with 78 resigning before July 4 so far.

A number of Tory bigwigs have joined the contingent leaving the Commons, including ex-Prime Minister Theresa May and Housing Secretary Michael Gove.

During a visit to Belfast on Friday, Sunak made a quiet appeal for Johnson to join the 2024 general election campaign.

Keeping the door open for his former boss, the prime minister said: I would invite any Conservative to join the campaign.

He added: I have been in contact with Boris in the past. I am very proud of the work we have accomplished together.

However, GB News understands that Sunak did not contact Johnson directly and the two men only exchanged sporadic text messages.

The Prime Minister was also forced to intervene after Johnson's ally Lord David Frost was barred from standing as a Conservative candidate.

Despite the green light given to Lord Frost, other Johnson loyalists have still not been allowed to run in dozens of vacant seats, including Conservative Democratic Organization chairman David Campbell-Bannerman.

Not all conservatives were entirely convinced that a Johnson return would be considered a success.

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Rishi Sunak was Boris Johnson's chancellor before sparking a Cabinet cabal

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One Tory MP told GB News: “It will help, but it's just tinkering until there is a clear vision and purpose that people can get behind.

Another said: Boris in the Red Wall would be wonderful, but not so much in the Blue Wall.

Labor remains mixed on the threat posed by Johnson following the partygate fallout.

Deputy leader Angela Rayner last month accused Tory MPs of abandoning their biggest electoral asset in favor of a minor loser.

However, a Labor source told GB News: “He would be an electoral asset for us. I hope the Conservatives will put it at the forefront.

Sunak played a central role in overthrowing Johnson by resigning as chancellor and subsequently instigating a mass walkout.

Conservative MPs looked frightened as opinion polls shifted towards Labor following a number of scandals, including partygate and the Chris Pincher debacle.

Redfield and Wilton gave Labor a six-point lead over the Conservatives just days before Johnson announced his intention to step down pending a leadership election.

The same poll now puts Starmers Labor ahead of the Sunaks Conservative Party by 22 per cent.

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