Boris Johnson was one of the names buzzing around Westminster on Friday, as supporters of the former prime minister tipped him for a comeback to British frontline politics.
Only six weeks after leaving No 10 Downing Street, he is said to have cut short his Caribbean holiday to fly back to the UK to speak to MPs, as he considers a potential run in the race to replace Liz Truss.
Will Walden, who previously worked as Mr Johnson’s press secretary, told Sky News that the man who departed office in September was working on an October comeback.
Mr Walden told Boris Johnson that the calculation for Mr Johnson, who was prime minister from July 2019 to September 2022, “will not be what is in the national interest, it will be what’s in my interest”.
