Boris Johnson pokes fun at fellow Tory in bizarre 1,200 word weight loss hike in new £1million column

In his first newspaper column - believed to be part of a £1million deal - the ex-Prime Minister recounted a lengthy story about a cabinet member

The ex-Prime Minister is set to raise £1million over two years for his new role at the Daily Mail (

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Boris Johnson has mocked a fellow Tory who served as a minister in his cabinet in a 1,200-word rambling on diet drugs and Julius Caesar.

In his first article in his new newspaper column - believed to be part of a £1million deal - the ex-Prime Minister told a long story of how a Cabinet minister had " miraculously changed his appearance" when he lost weight.

He went on to say how strongly he suspected the minister – whom Mr Johnson chooses not to name – was going to try to run for leader of the Conservative Party.

It emerged earlier today that the disgraced ex-PM has landed a new job as a columnist for the Daily Mail - just days after stepping down as MP following a damning Partygate report.

Since then, the business appointments watchdog has said it made a 'clear breach' of the rules by not telling them about the job until half an hour before the public announcement.

The ex-Prime Minister is reportedly earning £1m over two years for his new role at the Daily Mail as he enjoys his disastrous time at No 10.

The disgraced ex-Prime Minister has landed a new job as a columnist for the Daily Mail - just days after stepping down as an MP following a damning Partygate report (

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In his first episode, Mr Johnson goes on a bizarre rant about his colleague's change in appearance, adding that when he realized the change was weight-related, he thought of Julius Caesar.

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"I get it! He had lost weight, stones and stones from his stomach and dewlap; and I immediately thought of Julius Caesar, and his preference for well-being...