Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has delivered his verdict on whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage could become Britain's next leader - claiming voters are increasingly "fed up" of a "woke government".
Joining GB News host Patrick Christys for an exclusive GB News interview, Johnson was pressed on whether he could see Nigel Farage being handed the keys to Number 10.
Johnson said that the "case for conservatism is really overwhelming" and dismissed Reform UK's head honcho.
He told GB News: "I don't believe he [Nigel Farage] will, no. And I think that if you look at the direction of travel of the country at the moment, the case for conservatism is really overwhelming.
Boris Johnson has delivered his verdict on whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will be the next Prime Minister
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"The Tories are definitely going to recover, because I think in the end the people of this country are going to be completely fed up by 2028, 2029, with high tax, high regulation, and a massively woke government that is taking us in completely the wrong direction. The goal is really wide open."
Hitting out at Labour, Johnson said they resemble a government of "tyranny" and "horror" and their style belongs to a past time.
Johnson explained: "I was a kid in the 1970s, I remember the tyranny, the terror of the Labour government in the 1970s and the tax rates and people literally fleeing. And under Starmer, it's happening again. It's absolutely unbelievable.
"And I think by 2029, people will have had enough of that. They'll want a new approach, and I think they'll want to go back to the Conservatives, definitely."
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The former Prime Minister also dismissed the notion of the Conservatives and the Reform UK merging, claiming a "monkey glands infusion from another party" would not work.
Johnson told GB News: "In politics, you can't hope to make yourself more compelling or attractive or dynamic or successful by having some sort of transplant operation, or merger or monkey gland infusion from another party - it doesn't work.
"And what I always used to say - and remember that Reform was on zero when I was around - the golden rule of life, of politics, is you're there to serve the voters."
He added: "You're there to think about what they want you to do. So you've got to be talking about them, about us, about our country, about the way forward.
Boris Johnson joined GB News host Patrick Christys for an exclusive interview
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"And if possible, not talking about your own political difficulties and your opponents and everything else."
Asked by Patrick on whether he would make a political comeback, Johnson admitted that the Conservatives are in a "tough spot".
He said: "I'm not convinced I am in a position to do that [come back] at the moment. Our party is in a tough spot. As Kemi [Badenoch] has said, we always knew going into these local elections and it wasn't going to be brilliant. Everybody knew that was coming.
"And I think one thing, Kemi is a very interesting and original mind. I think she's probably the most original thinker of the current crop of leaders by a long, long way. And I think she just needs time to get going."
