Boris Johnson wants to ‘do a Berlusconi’ back to power, says Rory Stewart

Former Tory rival says outgoing PM aims to return to No 10 in style of other deposed populists

• Being an MP was bad for my brain, body and soul' | Rory Stewart
  

Boris Johnson is hoping to do a Berlusconi" and make a populist return" to Downing Street after being ousted by his own MPs, according to a former Conservative cabinet minister.

In an interview with the Guardian, Rory Stewart said people needed to be reminded Johnson was forced to quit - over a slew of scandals - because some supporters wanted Johnson to come back".