Former Tory rival says outgoing PM aims to return to No 10 in style of other deposed populists
Several of Johnson’s allies believe his detractors will come to rue removing him from office upon his successor taking over, and will brush off the poor polling as midterm blues.
Stewart, who ran against Johnson in the Tory 2019 leadership election, called Johnson “dangerous” and said “there are people who want him back”. Stewart feared Johnson may attempt to return to frontbench politics and likened him to other deposed leaders, saying: “He’s trying to do an Imran Khan or a Berlusconi. He’s going to be hovering around, hoping for a populist return.”
after a career mired in scandal, while the former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has set his sights on a comeback after losing a no-confidence vote earlier this year.A former adviser to Johnson in No 10 said he may seek to emulate Churchill, who had two separate spells as prime minister.
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