Sue Gray was indicted in the partygate investigation
Boris Johnson thought partygate investigator Sue Gray was a «psycho», its former director No. 10 posts.
Guto Harry said Mr. Johnson felt that Ms. Gray had «not enough prospects»; as her investigation into Covid-breaking parties grew «totally disproportionate.»
In an interview with LBC Radio, Mr Harry also said the former prime minister was preparing to fire Rishi Sunak as chancellor before his premiership will collapse.
And he poured cold water on Mr. Johnson's prospects for success. political comeback, stating that he does not currently consider it «realistic».
Mr. Harry spoke as he launched a new podcast that made headlines allegations that the former prime minister had «knitted» with King Charles in a heated row over Rwanda's scandalous government scheme.
Mr Harry was the senior press officer under Mr Johnson when he was mayor of London and continued in the role of No. 10 from early 2022 until the former prime minister left Downing Street.
«Psycho Sue Gray»< p> Mr. Harry said that Mr. Johnson considered Ms. Grey, the woman accused of investigating the partygate scandal, Ms. Grey, a «psycho».
Asked how the former prime minister described Ms Gray to him, Mr Harry said: «I don't want to give everything away because I want people to go to Global Player this Thursday and download it [his new podcast] .
«But if I said one word that would probably be repeated in it, psychopath Sue Gray would be part of it.»
«And it felt like she was missing perspectives As for what he did… you get the words.
“But, you know, towards the end I think he rightly thought there was no perspective and things were completely out of proportion along the way. partygate has been reviewed.”
Planning to fire Sunak
The former head of public affairs said Johnson was preparing to fire Sunak as chancellor before his administration collapsed last year. the cabinet that hastened his downfall — «outstripped him» and «broke the whole show.»
Mr Harry said there were «fundamental political differences» between the two. and this "voltage" was building, with Mr. Johnson wanting to cut taxes and Mr. Sunak apparently «reluctant» to do so.
He said: "Honestly, if things hadn't gone the way they did last July, I think we would have had a reshuffle over the summer and Rishi would have been offered a different job, let's just say ."
When asked if Mr. Johnson was going to replace his Chancellor, Mr. Harry replied: "Yes. But, you know, the chancellor kind of got ahead of him and ruined the whole show"
Johnson's return
Mr Harry also said that at this stage he did not believe it was «realistic» that the former prime minister would ever return to Downing Street.
He said: «I think it is there was a very realistic prospect with our penultimate prime minister, if she had held out until the summer, I think everything would have ended in the same place, but it would have taken longer, and by then, I think, there would have been a desire that Boris Johnson is back as a guy with a mandate.
"I don't think it's real now, although you never know what will happen next after the election, who knows"
No «fight» with King Charles
Meanwhile, Mr. Harry insisted on the fact that Mr. Johnson was not involved in the «fight». with King Charles over the monarch's criticism of the deportation scheme from Rwanda.
But he said the former prime minister «rightly challenged»; king amid reports that he privately called a plan to deport migrants from the English Channel to Rwanda «terrible.»
Regarding Johnson's apparent clash with King Charles, Mr Harry said: 34. This it wasn't a fight. but described it as «a little showdown».
At the time, No. 10 denied that there had been an argument, and Mr. Johnson only said that the two men had an argument. “Good old joker.”
Last night, sources close to Mr. Johnson said: “This version is simply inaccurate and does not reflect the conversation that took place. Boris Johnson has nothing to do with this podcast, knows nothing about it and regrets any attempt to report such conversations publicly.»
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