The Conservative Party of the United Kingdom is in an unprecedented crisis and polls continue to show a huge gap between this party and Keir Starmer's Labor Party, which is the favorite for elections with just over a year left.
Such is the fear of some conservative sectors of the electoral failure that they are moving to recover the figure of Boris Johnson, leader of the party and former prime minister between 2019 and 2022.
As reported by the Daily Mail in its edition this Sunday, the idea is to bring down the current government, led by Rishi Sunak, so that Johnson takes charge of the reins of the country again.
MPs are panicking over poll figures showing support for the Conservatives is sinking, with many voters turning to the Reform Party, the successor to Nigel Farage's Brexit Party.
This sector of the Tories argues that Johnson is the only Conservative with the power of attraction to neutralize Farage's impact, particularly in the so-called 'Red Wall' seats in the Midlands and the North, which he took from Labor in the elections. 2019 general. They even talk about a Johnson and Farage alliance.
The Mail quoted a spokesman for Johnson, who declined to discuss his political ambitions and denied the existence of any plans: “Boris Johnson is currently writing a book and supports the Government.”
The Conservative Party's crisis has worsened in recent weeks following the dismissal of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary and the resignation of Robert Jenrick as Immigration Secretary due to his disagreements with the Government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda. enter the United Kingdom illegally.
Neither Johnson nor Farage are currently in Parliament, but the former's supporters believe that if an MP were to give up a safe seat before the election to make way for Johnson, the Conservative high command would not be able to block him.
A leadership contest would then be triggered if at least 53 letters of no confidence were sent against Sunak.
Another suggestion is that a Johnson ally, such as former home secretary Priti Patel, could be installed as acting prime minister, with Johnson running for a safe seat in the election and then returning to 10 Downing Street.
Surprisingly, Johnson's supporters include MPs who helped oust him from Downing Street last year following a revolt over scandals such as Partygate.