Former Prime Ministers are not generally seen on the campaign trail during general elections, but this year, senior Tories expect Lord Cameron to play a 'significant' role in the election campaign. Tory campaign chief Isaac Levido is also trying to rebuild bridges between the Johnson and Sunak camps to get Boris Johnson involved.
The pair have exchanged texts, but there is still a major sticking point. Read the Mail’s exclusive report Former Prime Minister s are not generally seen on the campaign trail during general elections – and with good reason.
This year will be different. Senior Tories expect Lord Cameron to play a ‘significant’ role in the election campaign. Indeed, Rishi Sunak has already adopted his predecessor’s core 2015 message that the coming contest is a question of ‘plan versus no plan’.Behind the scenes, Tory campaign chief Isaac Levido is quietly trying to rebuild bridges between the Johnson and Sunak camps with a view to getting Boris involved.
In a recent TV documentary, Mr Sunak appeared awkward when asked when he last spoke to his predecessor. The answer, it later emerged, was a few mumbled words at the Cenotaph in November when former PMs have little choice but to mingle and make small talk. The idea would limit the risk to the PM, but could be tricky to deliver in practice. As one insider put it: ‘You can’t be a little bit Boris.’
One shadow cabinet minister confided last week that he ‘still couldn’t believe our luck when the Conservatives got rid of Boris’.
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