Shameless Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a political comeback as he faced his final days in Downing Street.
The lame duck Prime Minister began a victory tour around the country today in a deluded bid to tout his achievements in office.
On a visit to a broadband project in rural Dorset today, Mr Johnson left the door open to a potential return to power - before he even stepped down.
Asked if he would rule out a comeback, he told reporters: "I think on the whole people in this country are more interested in their gigabit broadband than they are in the fate of this or that politician."
Mr Johnson was ousted after a massive Tory revolt last month, trigger by the row over the handling of allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
Asked if he had regrets about the way the allegations were dealt with, Mr Johnson said: "All those things have to be handled carefully and sensitively and we have processes for dealing with them, and people who have complaints should raise them in the normal way."
He refused to rank himself out of 10 for his performance in as Prime Minister.
Rumours have been circulating in Westminster about whether Mr Johnson could have another tilt at the job if his successor flops.
Sources have previously told the Mirror that a disastrous first few months of a Liz Truss premiership would be seen as an opportunity for him to swoop in.
Former Cabinet Minister Rory Stewart warned Mr Johnson could be poised to try a Donald Trump-style comeback.
Mr Stewart, who stood against Mr Johnson in the 2019 leadership contest, told Radio 4's Today programme: “I am afraid he [ Boris Johnson ] has an extraordinary ego and he believes that he was badly treated, he doesn’t see the reality, which is that he was a terrible Prime Minister and that he lost his job because of deep flaws of character.
"Yes, I fear we are going to end up with a second Berlusconi or a second Trump trying to rock back in again.”
