'God help us' if Boris Johnson returns, David Davis warns 'obsessed' Tory supporters

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A return of Boris Johnson would condemn the Tories to defeat in the next general election, says former cabinet minister David Davis.

The senior government official party warned his colleague The Conservatives should not be tempted by the "obsessed" supporters of the former Prime Minister to invite a return.

"There are in the Conservative Party about 20 % [of MPs] who are obsessed with the fact that they voted for him and therefore he should be [in power] whatever sin he committed,” Mr Davis told The Independent .

He added: "That's really not the opinion of the public - it would cost us a lot of seats if Boris took over. That's not the main reason for which I don't want him back - I don't want him back because he wasn't a good prime minister."

Mr Davis pointed to the fact that Mr. before s disastrous six weeks of Liz Truss at No 10. 'This worst public rating means something.'

The former Brexit secretary also defended Rishi Sunak and said the Tories still had a chance to win the general election due in 2024 under the current PM.

“Apart from some kind of non-stop journalistic rumble about Boris' return - God help us, frankly - I don't think there is a great appetite to turn on Rishi," Davis told Times Radio earlier on Tuesday.

"If we decide to change again, the public will lose faith in us," he said. -he adds. “We could elect Archangel Gabriel, it wouldn't matter. We wouldn't go back to government the next time we did that."

Mr Davis said Mr Sunak had been 'too nice' to some rebel MPs - pointing to the U-turn" useless" to allow the wind to land. "He has the ability to make many decisions and take the party with him."

He added, "I think we have a good - the good is too strong - we have a chance to win, and I think he needs someone to step up to make that happen."

This comes as a grassroots group full of Mr Johnson supporters have called for a rule change so that any Tory MP who wins the support of 15% of their colleagues should be able to run for the leadership.

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