Former prime minister’s camp is in talks with Downing Street to deploy him in this year’s general election
While Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak have not directly spoken for more than a year, apart from a brief exchange of words at the Cenotaph in November, relations between their two camps have improved dramatically over the past 12 monthsThe former prime minister’s camp is in talks with Downing Street to deploy him in this year’s general election, in an attempt to head off a devastating defeat for the Tories.
While Mr Johnson and Mr Sunak have not directly spoken for more than a year, apart from a brief exchange of words at the Cenotaph in November, relations between their two camps have improved dramatically over the past 12 months, and exploratory talks have been taking place between aides about what role the ex-PM could play to keep the Tories in office.
The date of the general election is being kept a closely guarded secret, and Mr Johnson’s camp has not been told when it might be. This suggests that plans are not at an advanced stage and therefore Mr Sunak is likely to be sticking to an autumn election, despite recent speculation that he could call one for 2 May.
Another Conservative MP and supporter of Mr Johnson questioned whether his campaigning in Red Wall seats would make much of a difference to the outcome of the election, saying: “People like Boris, they respect Boris, but he would simply be someone who was working for a leader who is frankly not up to it.”
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