Former PM is poised to intervene amid Northern Ireland Protocol row, while his supporters are calling on local associations to oust MPs opposed to him
One Tory MP ally of Mr Johnson said: “The problem with anything that Boris says is that those who don’t like him or who never have anything good to say about him will always see everything he says in that light [that he is trying to undermine Mr Sunak].
Mr Johnson’s former director of communications in No 10, Guto Harri, claimed on Monday that allegations his old boss was trying to oust Mr Sunak were wide of the mark.accusation on Sunday that Mr Johnson of using any means necessary, including Tory doubts over the Protocol deal, to regain the keys to Downing Street.
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