The former PM arrived at Carlton Club, in the heart of London's clubland in St James's, for a special dinner in his honour as he embarks on what his supporters hope was the start of a comeback tour.
"When I talk to people in the Far East, in the US, in the Gulf, they are sometimes confused about the way in which the UK presents itself to the outside world because they look at the facts," he said.Advertisement
And repeating an insult he has deployed before about the Labour leader, he added:"When people realise this I think the political dynamic is going to change. There is no desire to vote for Keir Starmer, for Sir Crasheroonie Snoozefest. The former PM didn't seem to mind the scrum and the chaos, however. In fact, he appeared to be grinning and enjoying the attention. After all, what's the point of being a rock star politician plotting your comeback if you're not mobbed by photographers and TV crews?
"Is Boris Johnson bouncing back towards Number 10?" pondered The Sunday Times in a headline above a large spread by chief political commentator and acclaimed author Tim Shipman. Lord Cruddas and former Home Secretary Priti Patel have launched a new group, the Conservative Democratic Organisation, which they claim is to give party members more say over the leadership, party personnel and the selection of MPs.
Writing in The Mail on Sunday, meanwhile, Nadine Dorries - who describes Mr Johnson as a"political rock star" - wrote:"With Rishi in Number 10, we are heading into the long, cold and brutal wasteland of thankless opposition.
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