Will Boris Johnson return to “save” the Tories? | Election 2024 | The New Statesman
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as posted by the channel“There’s a movie going on in his head, and he’s the hero,” says David Gauke.
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As the conservatives face their worst election defeat in history, Hannah Barnes and George Eaton are joined by David Gauke – the former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary under Theresa May – to find out what is going on behind the scenes in the Tory party.
They discuss the latest extraordinary polls which suggest the possibility of the Liberal Democrats forming the official opposition. And David Gauke shares his opinions of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who returned to the campaign trail briefly to endorse the Conservatives. Gauke suggests that Johnson could well return to politics after a Rishi Sunak defeat - “It has to be a scenario playing in his head”.
Read more: Will the Tories ever recover from this defeat? By David Gauke
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