ANDREW PIERCE: Widders emailed Boris, who confirmed it had been a mischievous ruse. But no one has been able to establish whether it was a stunt by a rival party or an attempted media sting.
'I was in a busy restaurant when the phone went,' she tells me. 'Yes, it sounded like authentic Boris, who fired off reasons why I should join him.
Widders then emailed Boris, who confirmed it had been a mischievous ruse, ending his reply with the message: 'Vote Tory'. But no one has been able to establish whether it was a stunt by a rival party or an attempted media sting. But a niggling doubt persisted and she stopped at the next service station to telephone Downing Street to be told by the switchboard operator: 'Oh yes, Miss Widdecombe. The Prime Minister is expecting your call.'
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