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Boris Johnson has been urged to hit the campaign trail in Clacton ahead of the General Election to help beat Nigel Farage and clear the way for a political comeback.
Former Tory MP David Gauke admitted he is "not a fan" of the ex-prime minister but said he has "two attributes that can be viewed positively".
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He highlighted Mr Johnson's staunch support for Ukraine and his "ability to connect with a section of the electorate".
Writing in the New Statesman, Mr Gauke said: "This is why Johnson has an opportunity to do his party and even his country some service.
"With less than a week to go until polling day, Johnson should make his way to the Essex constituency and campaign for the Conservative candidate, Giles Watling, against his challenger, Nigel Farage."
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Mr Gauke added: "Imagine the scene as Johnson went walkabout in the town centre, bringing his own version of celebrity politics to the constituency, glad-handing voters, bantering with market traders, flirting with old dears, dodging banana milkshakes. It would be just like old times."
The ex-Tory MP said Reform leader Mr Farage has to be defeated if Mr Johnson is to have "any hope" of a political comeback.
Mr Gauke conceded the former premier may be cautious about making such an intervention in the Essex seat as if Mr Farage wins it could make him " look like the vanquished party".
But he added: "Surely there is a case for boldness, for smiting the Putin-appeasers off the political map, for demonstrating to the Tory party what they lost when removing him (wisely, in my view, but let us not return to that), for re-establishing himself as the colossus of the right. Come on, Boris, seize the moment, be the Great Man, and get yourself to Clacton!"
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It comes as polls have suggested Mr Farage is on course to win the Essex constituency on July 4.
But the ex-Ukip leader has faced criticism for claiming the West provoked Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, while his party has been forced to drop a string of candidates in racism rows.
Meanwhile, there has been ongoing speculation that Mr Johnson will one day make a return to frontline politics following his exit from No 10 in 2022.
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