UXBRIDGE, UK — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has weighed in on the future of British politics, dismissing the idea that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage could become Prime Minister and claiming that the public will soon tire of what he called a “massively woke government.”
In an exclusive interview with GB News host Patrick Christys, conducted inside the historic Battle of Britain bunker in Uxbridge, Johnson offered his trademark unfiltered take on the political landscape and the direction he believes the UK is heading.
Pressed on whether Farage could one day take the reins at Number 10, Johnson was blunt: “I don’t believe he [Nigel Farage] will, no. And I think that if you look at the direction of travel of the country at the moment, the case for conservatism is really overwhelming.”
Johnson expressed confidence in a Conservative comeback, predicting public dissatisfaction with Labour policies will peak in the next few years.
“The Tories are definitely going to recover,” he declared. “Because I think in the end the people of this country are going to be completely fed up by 2028, 2029, with high tax, high regulation, and a massively woke government that is taking us in completely the wrong direction. The goal is really wide open.”
The former Prime Minister likened a future Labour government under Keir Starmer to the turbulent administrations of the 1970s. “I was a kid in the 1970s, I remember the tyranny, the terror of the Labour government… people literally fleeing. And under Starmer, it’s happening again.”
On the idea of a Conservative-Reform UK merger, Johnson dismissed it outright, saying that such attempts to inject new life into a political party through alliances were doomed to fail.
“You can’t hope to make yourself more compelling or attractive or successful by having some sort of transplant operation, or merger, or monkey gland infusion from another party — it doesn’t work,” he said.
Instead, Johnson emphasized returning to core values and listening to voters: “You’ve got to be talking about them, about us, about our country, about the way forward. And if possible, not talking about your own political difficulties and your opponents.”
When asked about the possibility of a political comeback, Johnson admitted he wasn’t ready to re-enter frontline politics. “I’m not convinced I am in a position to do that at the moment,” he said, acknowledging the Conservative Party is in a “tough spot.”
However, he expressed strong support for Kemi Badenoch, calling her “probably the most original thinker of the current crop of leaders by a long, long way.”
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