Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits as MP

       Boris Johnson is at the centre of fresh speculation over a sensational political comeback.

       Prime Minister Rishi Sunak this week left the door open to a return by his former boss.

       Asked by ITV if he would have Mr Johnson back in his Cabinet, Mr Sunak replied: "I’m proud of the work that we did together. And we worked well together for a long time.

       "In the end there are, you know, well-documented differences…"

       Pressed again, he added: "Well, I never talk about these personnel things, but look, I, you know, I speak to him on an occasion."

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       Mr Sunak's comments led to science minister Andrew Griffith also backing Mr Johnson for a return.

       He told LBC yesterday: “The Conservative government needs strong Conservative voices.

       “We’ve got a brilliant one in the Prime Minister but politics is a team game.

       “My background was in business and you only get results by working together as a team.

       “We have got some real jeopardy at the moment. There is a party, you have seen their U-turns in the last 24 hours, that builds on many other U-turns.

       “The simple truth is they don’t have a plan, that could cost the economy dear.

       "Boris is a great voice. I hope we've got many great voices.

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       "And we desperately need to get the message out that it is not a good time to go back to square one.

       "We have taken a lot of tough decisions over the last 18 months. I know that has been very hard for people. It comes on the back of Covid and the war in Ukraine.

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       "So come back anybody who's got a strong voice who can call out the danger of Keir Starmer."

       Mr Johnson was forced out of No 10 in 2022, with Mr Sunak's resignation as Chancellor triggering a wave of departures.

       He stepped down as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in June last year after a “witch hunt” parliamentary investigation into his handling of the Partygate row.

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