Boris Johnson back from Caribbean holiday as Conservative leadership race for UK’s next Prime Minister hots up
Boris Johnson is plotting an extraordinary comeback as prime minister but faces competition from Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak , this morning told BBC Breakfast he was sceptical about his former boss’ ability to focus on the top job while the investigation is ongoing.
"There’s going to be oral testimony from people from No 10 and he’s going to have to give oral testimony; I just can’t see how the new PM could give the country the attention and focus that it needs," he said."We cannot go backwards. We cannot have another episode of the Groundhog Day of the soap opera of Partygate."
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