Boris Johnson could try to force his way back into office, a former Conservative Cabinet minister has predicted. Rory Stewart, who ran against Mr Johnson for the Tory leadership in 2019, likened the outgoing Prime Minister to former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi and ex-US president Donald Trump, who are plotting comebacks.
The former international development minister told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm afraid he has an extraordinary ego and he believes that he was badly treated. He doesn't see the reality which is that he was a terrible Prime Minister and that he lost his job because of deep flaws of character. And yes I fear we're going to end up with a second Berlusconi or a second Trump trying to rock back in again."
Mr Johnson was ousted by his own MPs after a slew of scandals and is set to be replaced at No 10 by Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak next week.
