Boris Johnson's comeback risks a 1997-style landslide election defeat for the Conservative Party if his loyalists insist on his return to Number 10.
That is the stark warning issued by former Brexit secretary minister David Davis as he approaches the anniversary of his dramatic demand for Mr Johnson to quit as prime minister, at the height of last year's 'Partygate' scandal.
Writing for The Independent, Mr Davis warns that while the "continual drumbeat" calling for Johnson's return would fail, it was "corroding" the party's electoral chances.
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