Oh dear. It’s not going great for Theresa May right now what with Brexiteers calling on her removal and Remainers also tiring of her dithering. But despite the rise in blue-on-blue hostilities, an interview with Johnny Mercer still manages to surprise.
The Conservative backbencher – who has been branded a rising star – has used an interview with the House magazine to describe the current political situation as a ‘sh– show’. What’s more, he says that were he the Johnny Mercer who left the military in 2012, he wouldn’t go and vote for the Conservatives – or anyone for that matter:
‘I wouldn’t go and vote. Just being honest, I wouldn’t vote. Of course I wouldn’t, no.
There’s no doubt about it that my set of values and ethos, I was comfortable that it was aligned with the Conservative party. I’m not as comfortable that that’s the case anymore.’
He also wouldn’t even entertain the thought of joining the party:
‘If the situation was like it is now, I can safely say there would be absolutely no chance that I would try and be a Member of Parliament.
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