Richard Tice has reacted with derision to Boris Johnson's claims that Reform UK does not pose a threat to the Conservative Party.
According to the latest polling, Reform UK is surging at 33 per cent, whilst the Tories have slumped to just 17 per cent, potentially falling behind the Liberal Democrats.
"I think the reality is that the Tories are disappearing down the plughole," Tice said.
The Boston and Skegness MP pointed to the recent local elections on May 1 as evidence of a shift in British politics.
The Reform MP pointed to the recent local elections on 1st May as evidence of a shift in British politics
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Tice told GB News: "Well, there's certainly not going to be another Prime Minister Boris Johnson, thank God.
"I think the reality is that the Tories are disappearing down the plughole. According to the latest poll yesterday, Reform UK is at 33 per cent, while the Tories are down at, I think, 17 per cent almost behind the Lib Dems.
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"I mean, this is an existential change. Voters made their views clear on the May 1, voting overwhelmingly in favour of Reform UK.
"We have, I believe, well over twice the number of Labour voters. Boris Johnson frankly, he betrayed the British people. He didn’t deliver Brexit properly.
"And, of course, he opened the doors to mass, cheap, low-skilled immigration, which has had a depressing effect on British wages and a huge impact on our public services. So I think he’s just a piece of history now."
The former PM predicted that by "2028, 2029, whatever it is," the British public would have grown "completely fed up" with what he described as a "high tax, high regulation, massively woke government."
Johnson claimed the Labour administration was taking the country "in completely the wrong direction".
"And so the goal is really wide open," he added, suggesting the Conservatives would be well-positioned to capitalise on voter dissatisfaction with Sir Keir Starmer's government.
Johnson was dismissive when asked if Nigel Farage could become Prime Minister.
"I don't know. No, no," he responded firmly.
Boris Johnson joined Patrick Christys on GB News GB NEWSThe former PM insisted that "the case for conservatism is really overwhelming" despite current political headwinds.
He revealed he had considered "weird James Bond things" to address the issue while in office, including "sonic booms" and devices that could "come up from the sea and engulf the boats."
He praised the recent India trade deal as "pretty good" but said he would have rejected exemptions for Indian workers from National Insurance contributions.
Johnson also called for a national inquiry into grooming gangs, describing it as a "systematic habit of exploitation of young girls."
