Boris Johnson made his first public appearance of the Conservative election campaign to warn voters against electing a Labor government on July 4.
The former prime minister told an audience in central London that a potential Labor government led by Sir Keir Starmer would “destroy a lot of what we have achieved”.
Mr Johnson, who was rumored to make an appearance at some point in the campaign, spoke before Rishi Sunak at an event designed to rally supporters in the final hours before polling day.
Alluding to his past differences as prime minister and chancellor, Johnson said: “Whatever our differences, they are trivial to the disaster we may face.”
He said Westminster was about to go “diametrically in the opposite direction” to the progress the country had made on COVID and economic growth.
“None of us can stand by while a Labor government prepares to use a sledgehammer majority to destroy so much of what we have achieved, what you have achieved,” he said.
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Johnson, who won the biggest Tory majority in 2019 since the Margaret Thatcher years, repeated warnings continually made by Tories throughout the campaign that Sir Keir was headed for a “supermajority” which could hinder democratic accountability.
“It will therefore not be the height of insanity, if these polls are right, that we are about to give Labor an absolute majority which they will use to make us nothing more than the Brussels punk, taking EU law for granted, without any word as to how this will be done? he asked.
He accused the Labor Party of “barely” hiding its tax rise agenda and being “so complacent”.
“Poor Starmer is so afraid of disobeying left-wing dogma that he is reluctant to explain the difference between a man and a woman, and sits there with his mouth opening and closing like a dazed mullet,” he continued.
“Do we want this kind of madness? Do we want higher and higher taxes? Do we want more injustice imposed on our schools? And yet, it’s coming now.”
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Johnson’s surprise appearance came after a Survation poll predicted Labor would win a majority of 318 seats, surpassing the 179 achieved by Sir Tony Blair in 1997.
The pollster said Sir Keir would win 484 seats out of a total of 650, while the Conservatives would fall to 64 seats – just three more than the Liberal Democrats.
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Sunak thanked his predecessor for his support, adding: “Boris was right to say that now is the time for all Conservatives to unite to deny Labor the super majority that Keir Starmer craves.
“We have 48 hours to save Britain from the danger of a Labor government.”
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper said Johnson’s appearance was an “insult to everyone who has made painful sacrifices during the pandemic”.
“Rishi Sunak has reached a desperate new level, turning to a man who has discredited the office of Prime Minister and lied to the country repeatedly.
“It’s time to expel this tired, dishonor-ridden Conservative party and elect Liberal Democrat MPs who will stand up for their communities.”
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