Reform MP delivers shock verdict on Boris Johnson joining - 'he was an abject failure'

By David Williamson, Chief Political Commentator

Boris Johnson is retired of authorities - but for however long? (Image: Getty)

Boris Johnson was an “abject failure” arsenic Prime Minister, according to a Reform MP who says his enactment tin signifier the adjacent Government - and don't request his assistance to bash it.

Rupert Lowe said helium would not privation Mr Johnson successful the Reform ranks if the erstwhile Tory person attempts to marque a comeback.

He said: "He's had a play with the artifact acceptable and helium singularly failed."

Mr Lowe, who took Great Yarmouth from the Conservatives astatine the past election, besides pushed backmost astatine the anticipation of a Tory-Reform link-up up of the adjacent election.

He pointed to however then-Brexit Party person Nigel Farage stood down candidates successful Tory-held seats successful 2019, helping pave the mode for Mr Johnson’s landslide win.

He said: “Nigel stood down successful each the Tory seats past clip and gave Boris an 80-seat majority. Tell maine what helium did with it...

“He didn’t adjacent bash Brexit well. We had the Northern Ireland protocol truthful we got astir of Britain retired but we near a limb successful the wretched socialist empire successful Europe.”

Mr Lowe said helium did not “dream” of Mr Johnson – who was a pivotal fig successful the 2016 Vote Leave run – quitting the Tories to articulation Reform.

He said: “Boris, I think, was an abject failure. [It is] surely not my dream.

“No, I deliberation it is bonzer that Boris is inactive successful the betting to beryllium the adjacent premier minister. It’s bizarre.”

He acknowledged this would beryllium a substance for enactment person Mr Farage but said: “Would we privation him? I surely wouldn’t.”

His comments travel arsenic interest mounts successful Tory circles astir the menace of Reform splitting the centre-Right vote. In the summertime election, the Tories won 6,828,925 votes and 121 seats portion Reform took 4,117,610 votes and 5 constituencies.

Mr Johnson has been invited to comment.