Boris Johnson has triggered a fresh political storm by accusing Theresa May of wrapping a ‘suicide vest’ around Britain – and handing the detonator to Brussels. In his first public comments since his marriage split, Mr Johnson paves the way for a potential leadership bid by demanding Mrs May take a more aggressive stance in the Brexit negotiations. He writes: ‘At every stage in the talks so far, Brussels gets what Brussels wants. Mr Hunt and Mr Johnson’s clash comes amid intensifying speculation about an imminent leadership challenge to Mrs May. It was compiled by members of Mrs May’s team during the 2016 Election, but Tory HQ stressed yesterday that it was not connected to its distribution.

Source: Daily Mail September 08, 2018 22:11 UTC