In Parliament’s light-filled cavernous atrium full of tables of Parliamentary staff and researchers, a solo Conservative MP sipped his flat white and grimaced at his newspaper.
When asked, he told The i Paper he was reading about a poll released in the aftermath of the Tory wipeout at the local elections, which showed a Boris Johnson comeback is the only way his party can defeat Reform UK.
“We’d find him a seat, no question, but I’m not sure I can take the drama,” the MP sighed as he dragged himself off to do “something paperwork-y.”
Most Conservatives are haunted by Johnson’s time in office; his absence from Covid Cobra meetings and what some said was a disregard for pandemic preparedness reports.
Because Parliament was illegally prorogued and a Cabinet minister wasn’t dismissed after being found to have bullied staff.
Johnson’s hiding in a fridge from reporters, and Dominic Cummings’ Barnard Castle trip also fill them with dismay. Above all, MPs recall his support of MP Chris Pincher following sexual assault allegations – support which set in train the events that led to Johnson’s downfall – and the Partygate scandal.
Just three years ago, Johnson was ousted from his position. But the rise of Reform has led to a bout of soul-searching in the Tory Party. Even some voters are now looking at Johnson through rose-tinted spectacles.
The rise of Reform
Reform secured 677 seats of approximately 1600 contested in some English local elections last week. The Conservatives lost 676 seats, primarily to the Reform and the Liberal Democrats.
And in an exclusive poll for The i Paper by BMG, Reform are ten points ahead of Labour with the Tories languishing in third.
According to the polling by More in Common, the former prime minister is currently the only Conservative politician who could revive the party’s fortunes against Nigel Farage’s turquoise tsunami at the next general election.
“As the Conservatives grapple with their survival, it does seem like Johnson might be part of the answer,” the survey’s author Luke Tryl told The i Paper.
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