What are Boris Johnson’s real chances of becoming Tory leader? I examine the Mayor of London’s standing with Conservative MPs in my Telegraph column today – and it is fascinating how polarised opinion is about the Mayor in the Tory party. His supporters insist he is the only hope for the Conservative party, while those who don’t want him to lead really, really don’t want him to lead and display a fair bit of personal hatred when talking about the Mayor. But the problem that those in the anti-Boris camp have is that they can’t see who else from the current group of well-known leadership hopefuls would enjoy the same sort of cut-through.
As for when he might come in, my sources among those who are actively promoting Boris in the Commons are adamant that this is about ‘post-Dave’. But when does ‘post-Dave’ happen? Here is one intriguing possibility that has been suggested to me.
David Cameron has told Graham Brady, the 1922 Committee chairman, that Conservative MPs will be able to vote on another Coalition.
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