
Could Boris make a comeback?
Events have a useful way of illustrating changing fortunes in political stock. Keir Starmer’s EU reset yesterday proved to be one such occasion. The fishing deal, mobility scheme and legal obligations prompted predictable fury from the Tory press. But one voice dominated in the chorus of criticism: Boris Johnson. It was the former prime minister’s arresting description of Starmer as ‘the orange ball-chewing gimp of Brussels’ which led both the Telegraph and Mail’s write-ups today. A minority in his party view Boris Johnson as the only character big enough to eclipse Nigel Farage and his Cheshire cat grin Such prominence is not unsurprising. Johnson’s role in the 2016 referendum and
