You know things must be desperate for the Tories when they deploy Boris Johnson – 18 spoiled ballots
Boris Johnson has been barely visible throughout the six weeks of election campaigning. He made one video for a new Conservative candidate, then went on holiday.
Huge thank you to @BorisJohnson for the endorsement.
Voters must decide if they want a Labour super majority or be represented by true Conservative MPs who will fight to end illegal migration, cut taxes and deliver the benefits of Brexit.
I am firmly committed to doing that. pic.twitter.com/cVVLGmwqJz
— Alice Hopkin (@AliceMHopkin) June 17, 2024
The only way he could have more emphatically confirmed that he’s the same old Boris would have been if he’d got the candidate pregnant, spent public funds on covering it up, then denied the whole thing in Latin.
Yet, at the eleventh hour – or a quarter to midnight, if we’re being honest – Rishi Sunak has clearly sent out the batshit signal to get the man he helped oust to step up and try to rally wavering voters.
BREAKING: Boris Johnson's surprise speech at Rishi Sunak's rally in full
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– "This gigantic Labour majority is pregnant with horrors" pic.twitter.com/ZNzHwzg47f— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 2, 2024
Standing behind a lectern at the National Army Museum in London, though never actually sharing the stage with Sunak, Johnson toed the party line with warnings about a Labour supermajority, had a pop at Nigel Farage and suggested that Keir Starmer would be a part-time PM.
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It was the same old same old, and people were unimpressed.
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I thought the best way to save my campaign would be to wheel out Boris Johnson, the man who partied during lockdown, lied his arse off to Parliament and agreed the shittest possible Brexit deal. pic.twitter.com/XETA5D8WEG
— Parody Rishi Sunak (@Parody_PM) July 2, 2024
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What’s worse…
A PM who presides over ‘wine time Fridays’ from 4pm
Or one who wants to spend Friday evening from 6pm with his young family?
Tough one.
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) July 2, 2024
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Boris Johnson …
Tories think this is a good idea? Lols
They've just reminded EVERYONE about Partygate, PPE Lane, lying to us, lying to the Queen, corruption …
And the new betting scandal….Lib Dems will DEFINITELY become the opposition now ? pic.twitter.com/DIGWgOa9Al
— Carol Vorderman (@carolvorders) July 2, 2024
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You can't keep him away from a good leaving do. https://t.co/gPPKVZZiCQ
— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) July 2, 2024
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Boris Johnson, who blamed the EU for Russia's invasion of Crimea, took millions of pounds from Russia-linked donors as Tory leader, and then ennobled the son of a KGB spy, calls Nigel Farage a "Kremlin-crawler" and "Putinista" https://t.co/pP7xCC6NC5 pic.twitter.com/KzUShbkEnH
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) July 2, 2024
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If smashing your fire alarm's "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" screen reveals only Boris Johnson, consider whether simply accepting the flames might not be the more dignified fate. https://t.co/b5WnIK2QdX
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) July 2, 2024
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Boris Johnson arrives at Tory rally pic.twitter.com/72yavifk3k
— Toby Earle Threads tobyontv (@TobyonTV) July 2, 2024
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That @Conservatives last minute election gambit:
Let's wheel out that big blond lad who became a watchword for lying, incompetence, dereliction of duty and corruption who's briefly back in the country he trashed.
That'll swing it with the punters.#WeLoveYouBoris— The Dorries Trophy (@NadBadDangerous) July 3, 2024
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If Boris Johnson is your parachute I’m afraid I have some extremely distressing news about your landing. pic.twitter.com/FSyhbxk7OU
— Alistair Barrie (@AlistairBarrie) July 2, 2024
