Boris Johnson used quotes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar to hint at his difficult relationship with fellow conservatives like Rishi Sunak. Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images
Boris Johnson compared himself to Julius Caesar, saying he was initially afraid his cabinet colleagues would overthrow him when they started to lose weight.
In a new column for The former prime minister told the Daily Mail he started doing dietary injections after he heard about the «miracle cure» from members of his cabinet.
The article used quotes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar about the Roman emperor's relationship with Cassius, alluding to his bitter relationship with fellow conservatives, including Rishi Sunak.
He suggested that cabinet colleagues who had lost weight convinced him that he would be banished, writing: «As it turns out, Caesar was right to be concerned about Cassius. Then I noticed another colleague, whose silhouette was noticeably reduced; and another. By this time, my spidery senses were ringing.
If an otherwise healthy middle-aged man is experiencing sudden weight loss, I reasoned, there are only two possible explanations. Either he has fallen hopelessly in love, or he is going to run for Conservative leader.”
In a 1,200-word article, the former prime minister discusses his bad personal experience with appetite suppressants, but concludes that they can be used to combat the obesity crisis in the UK.
Though Mr Johnson joked in the infomercial that he will only cover politics when «I absolutely have to», the column gives him a powerful platform to shoot Mr. Sunak.
On Friday, Mr. Johnson was accused of violating rules on former ministerial positions after the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) said it did not ask permission to start writing the column until half an hour before it was announced.
< p>On Friday morning, the newspaper announced that it would announce «a new erudite columnist who will have to read in Westminster — and around the world!»
A spokesman for Acoba said: «The ministerial code states that ministers must ensure that no new appointments are announced or take effect before the committee can make its recommendation.
«Application received for 30 minutes before the announcement of the appointment is a clear violation.”
On Friday, Mr Johnson told his allies not to vote against the partygate report, due to be heard by MPs on Monday, as he conceded defeat against House of Commons privileges. committee.
His allies began to rally around him after the publication of a report recommending that the former prime minister be barred from the House of Commons for 90 days and that his parliamentary pass be confiscated.
The report blames Mr. Johnson misled the House of Commons several times when he denied that Covid rules had been broken at Downing Street during the pandemic.
Some supporters began posting a 'Back Boris' image on social media and publicly pledged to vote against the proposal protest.
I am appalled by what I have read and by the malicious, vengeful and over the top conclusions of the report. I will not support the recommendations and will oppose them both publicly and in the House of Representatives on Monday. I stand for fairness and justice, not kangaroo courts pic.twitter.com/o6CMyS7RTs
— Brendan Clark-Smith, MP (@Bren4Bassetlaw), June 15, 2023
If there is no objection to the report, then its can simply be approved through the House of Commons, sparing Mr. Sunak the choice between further irritating Mr. Johnson and supporting him.
It is believed that now there will be so few deputies. to debate and vote that the allotted six and a half hours will not be filled.
Boris Johnson's 25 notebooks since his tenure have been withheld from him by the government over security concerns, the Times reported.
Officials said the secret passageways should only be visible to those with the highest security clearances and kept secure if they are returned to Mr Johnson, the paper said. Liz Truss, Johnson's successor as prime minister, said the privileges committee's recommendation to strip him of his parliamentary pass was «very harsh». such a punishment, Ms Truss told GB News: “I'm not going to question the integrity of these deputies. We have such committees that have been created. But it seems to me a very harsh decision.»
The former prime minister also warned Mr Johnson's critics that they should «never, never, never» write him off over questions about whether he can push for a comeback on the political front.
But Nadine Dorries, another ally, said in an interview with the Financial Times that she thought Mr. Johnson would not come back.
“I I don't think he will, she said.
“Why would he come back? Most of the deputies who voted for his removal would rather gouge out their own eyes than admit they were wrong.”
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