‘Mean minded sect’: Former Tory PM delivers damning verdict on Johnson’s government

Ben Gelblum - 6 September 2019

Sir John Major has launched a savage attack on Boris Johnson and his Government – urging the new Prime Minister to ditch his “overmighty advisers” before politics is poisoned “beyond repair”.

The former prime minister accused the Government of operating via “bluster and threat in a climate of aggressive bullying”, as he criticised the PM over the controversial decision to prorogue Parliament.

He also demanded the 21 rebel Tory MPs who voted against the Government on Tuesday night should be reinstated.

Failure to do this would mean the Conservatives would “cease to be a broadbased nations party, and be seen as a mean minded sect”, Sir John said... See more