Calls for a General Election will grow unless Boris Johnson returns as Prime Minister, Lichfield’s MP has said.
The contest to replace the outgoing Prime Minister has begun following Liz Truss’ resignation today (20th October).
Candidates are still to be confirmed, but the name of Mr Johnson has been rumoured to be in the race.
Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, said the view of Conservative members on the issue was clear.
“He may not be the first choice of MPs, but he most certainly is among the membership.
“He’s a winner and the only MP with legitimacy having been overwhelmingly elected by the country.
“Without him, calls for a General Election will grow – bring back Boris.”
Michael Fabricant
Mr Fabricant also revealed he had written to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, on the issue on 17th October ahead of Liz Truss’ resignation today.
In his letter, the Tory MP said:
“I am writing to express my full confidence in and support for the Prime Minister.
“However, given the feverish atmosphere in the Parliamentary party, I thought it timely to write that if the Prime Minister were to resign – and I hope she does not – the only person who has legitimacy in my view to replace her as Prime Minister and who supported Brexit is Boris Johnson.
“His legitimacy is born from the support of the membership of the party and from being elected Prime Minister in a General Election.
“None of the candidates in the most recent elections had the support of the membership – other than Liz Truss.”
Michael Fabricant
Is this man serious? Bring back a buffoon with the morals of an alley cat? A PM who had to resign over his law breaking and lies? A politician who considered that laws and rules didn’t apply to him. I was astounded when he was elected party leader and PM. Was he the best the Tories had to offer? If his return is seriously being considered, I think the Tories should just shut up shop now. I think Fabricant has finally lost the plot. A general election is the only hope for this country.
Wake up Lichfield. Time to stop being the platform for Mr Fabricant’s political attention seeking.
Bring back Boris he’s the best thing since sliced bread he’s not perfect but least he’s capable of standing his ground and getting things done.
Boris Johnson. A man who two months in to his time as Prime Minister unlawfully suspending Parliament, claimed to have an “oven ready” deal for leaving the EU but had no such thing, supported Dominic Cummings when he went driving to test his eyesight instead of firing him, denied that any parties took place at number 10 during lockdown and then was revealed to have been at one, was fined for breaking the lockdown laws that he went on TV to tell everyone else they must obey, who spent over £100k on decorating the flat at 11 Downing Street which he was only ever going to be a temporary resident of and was evasive about how it had been funded, gave Chris Pincher a job despite having been told about the allegations against him then lied about having been told, who the party forced to resign a few months ago, and who is currently under investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee about whether he misled Parliament regarding the parties at Downing Street. (As if that needs an investigation when there is video of him saying there were no parties and then he was fined for being at one.) And that’s just what I can remember off top of my head. I wonder which of the many scandals during his time as Prime Minister Fabricant thinks most makes him a good choice to be the next Prime Minister.
Our MP is right. People want Boris back. Just listen to the conversations at Lidl or Tesco. Even at Waitrose I’ve overheard someone wanting Boris back.
The party is over.
We need a General Election now.
If Boris did come back ,he would soon become involved in more scandal. The man can’t help himself.
Monica – People want Johnson in the dock. Answering to a jury.
The only sure fire way to stop Kier Starmer and his nasal monotone voice and vanilla personality becoming PM is to put Boris back in Number 10. Not ideal, but worth it to stop what would be a terrible tax heavy Labour govt.
Oh, ‘Monica’. You are MF and I claim my £5. It’s the obsession with Waitrose that gives you away. No-one in Waitrose is calling for the return of Alexander the Buffoon, get real.
What a mess. What an embarrassing performance. The ‘Mother of Parliaments’ is in shame. Confidence in the people of this country is at a new low.
Our present and medium term fiscal credibility will have a backlash for us all. Higher cost of living, less investment, more inflation and services and benefits slashed.
There is not a good candidate for prime minister. There is not a candidate who commands respect or the gravitas for the office.
I am angry. I am angry for us all. The future prospects for us, our children and the environments where we live will be much impoverished.
Can those of you who would like Boris back please give me a simple list of what he’s “got done”. I am at a loss to think of anything other than those failings listed by #George and I really want to understand what the appeal is. And please don’t say Brexit because the Northern Ireland issue is still completely unresolved so it is not yet “done”.
Man forced to resign in disgrace for being a lying, cheating law breaker is the best choice to be in charge.
Perfectly normal country.
I suppose that blond idiots have to stick together. We need a general election so that both Boris and Micky can have their seats given to sensible people.
“Leopards do not change their spots” Boris was toast long before he resigned, eventually, after most of the cabinet also resigned. He is still subject to investigation for lying to parliament. He will not get support to come back anytime soon. The only winner in all this is Labour who just need to sit & wait for control & frankly they could not do a worse job. The last 12 years in all services especially NHS has displayed totally incompetent government.
It’s just a cult, the fans of the clown are just deluded.
If he comes back because they are so naive, his humiliation will be terminal – his jolly boosterism when people are freezing and hungry, his witty comments when they can’t buy Christmas presents for their children because they can’t afford them as well as their mortgages, his inability to borrow to spend on his daft infrastructure projects because his party is bankrupting the country…
This will all be his final downfall.
Any sensible Tory would vote for Sunak to stabilise the markets but let’s see how many of those are left these days.
Boris is The Toast-Master.
If the Tories enter the next election with anyone but Boris as leader they are toast.
It was a clever wheeze of the Tories to put someone in charge who was so dim and incompetent that it almost seems credible to have the compulsive liar and lawbreaker back. I only hope those who were tempted to vote Tory last time remember he was kicked out, not only of the PM job but of several previous jobs, for telling lies.
Bring Boris back. The fault – in Boris are his haters, it does not matter what he does. They keep singing the “liar song” He “lied because he continually blamed for things he did not know about or should not be responsible for. Why should he be blamed for Pincher – he is not a psychologist. How could he know Pincher would re- offend. It’s not his job to know. As for parties – he was either not there or did not know about them. Why should he be responsible for professional civil servants’ conduct. We must remember he was fined for only one breach, and even that is suspect.
Didn’t hear anyone today or yesterday saying “we need Boris” when I was in Waitrose
If you want Boris Johnson in the dock Sir Tony Blair KG has to go first.
You lot who hate Boris just cannot accept his 80 majority? The numbers stack up against you, your delusional beyond belief. He’s not perfect but he’s done more than any labour government would do….your witch hunt got him out once over a can of coke but it won’t stop him coming back and then you can sit and watch him run the country better than anyone else could…he has the mandate what does your Sir Twit have ? nothing but tax rises and dreams of nothingness.
Cheer up its Xmas soon Boris might send you a card if you apologise nicely ?
Johnson was sacked from the Times for lying, he just made up stories. He was sacked for lying by Michael Howard. He is a proven and demonstrable liar.
The general election of 2019 saw the Tories getting 330,000 more votes than Theresa May’s Tories.
That 43% of the vote gives an 80 seat majority, when 57% did not vote Tory is an indictment of FPTP not a vindication of a proven liar.
Delina – People call Boris a liar due to his decades long proven record of lying. He was fired from The Times in the 1980s for making something up and a lot of what he wrote about the the EU for The Telegraph was demonstrably false. The Conservative party told him to resign only a few months ago for lying. He said he didn’t know about Chris Pinchers’s past but then it was shown he did. Asking how he was supposed to know Pincher would re-offend is idiotic and misses the point which is obvious to most, that it was bad judgement to have given Pincher the job. How many breaches of the law do you consider acceptable for the person in charge of the country?
belleview – There’s a name for what your comment is whataboutism. It’s when people who can’t make a coherent argument about the subject resort to talking about something else. Tony Blair is irrelevant to the subject.
Mr Legs – The last general election was nearly three years ago. Claiming that Boris has “done more than any labour government would do” is unprovable and thus nonsense. (If you’re one of those people who think Boris got Brexit done you really need to pay a lot more attention to what is going on, the problem of the border on the island of Ireland is still not resolved.) No one “got him” “over a can of coke”.
I would think an impartial person would be worried at the state of British politics. There are those who stick to their party preferences regardless of how poorly they perform. There is a gulf between loyalty and reality.
Our prosperity, and that is the cornerstone of all else, lies in how the rest of the world perceives us. A once giant steadily losing its status.
Our whole democratic system needs a radical revision. We are still living like it is still the days of the Empire. Democratic politics by the people for the people should be just that not the anachronistic historic hotchpotch we endure.
What we are seeing now is the result of the break down of capitalism. There is no longer the ability to generate enough capital to meet our commitments. Proper, rational and pragmatic governance is needed to address this. If you have any doubts our local council presents all the same symptoms.
Lastly, how do you think the world would view the reinstatement of Johnson? Another bullet to the foot I think.
Good to see so much panicking about Boris. He is the only rightful PM.
“only rightful PM” – I think you’re getting confused. There’s no such thing. The PM is whoever can command the support of the majority of MPs in Parliament. Boris has already lost the support of the majority of MPs through his dishonest, untrustworthy behaviour and rule breaking. If he can’t command a majority, he can’t be PM.
Boris is back and most of us will be happy with that. For the rest try and remember what Thumper’s Dad told him: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” It may save you having a heart attack!
Peter Fox – With which authority do you speak for ‘most of us’? The facts fly in the face of your disprovable comment.
I want a General Election.
Johnson was a dreadful PM on many fronts.
I couldn’t care less which of these 3 becomes PM actually, they’ll be wiped out when the GE comes.
Sorry to burst the Tory/ukip membership bubble, but right now it’s not looking good for your favourite is it. Sunak has nearly half the parliamentary party supporting him publicly.
Your cult thinks people are scared of Johnson, they’re not, he’s a lying buffoon who’s finally being caught out by voters. I’d say he’s an asset to the opposition.
Peter, Boris Johnson is a proven serial liar. He has been fired from jobs for lying, was only a few months ago forced to resign from being Prime Minister by his own party because of lying and an accumulation of scandals, is currently under investigation for lying, and people should point this out as much as they want. Fact based criticism of the actions and character of those in power, and those who want power is part of healthy democracy. Maybe you could try to explain why Boris deserves to be Prime Minister again by citing specific things he achieved during his last go at it and explain why all his lying while in office should be forgiven, instead of making lame attempt to to silence people pointing out his failings by quoting a cartoon character.
Oh no Michael Fabricant, your man has stepped out of the race. You do look very silly.
Brexiter tears no doubt.
Oh dear, never mind.
😁
Oh no! Alexander returns to the US lecture circuit, picking up an MPs salary of £80k and former PM’s £150k p.a. payment, all whilst not bothering to turn up at the HoC and ignoring his constituents in Uxbridge until they boot him out in 2024.
Never mind, Michael. As you like to say to your constituents after you insult them: you shouldn’t be upset.
Well Mr Fabricant, your hero has stepped aside from the leadership contest. What are you going to do now? Don’t tell me, you will now swear allegiance to Sunak. You had initially supported Maudent, but it doesn’t like she’s going to make it either. Any way the wind blows.
😆🤣😂 Loser Boris has pulled out and now backing Loser Morduant. Seem to remember he backed the wrong one last time. What a political visionary our MP is…. 😆🤣😂 Maybe time to our MP to follow?