Jonathan Gullis, the former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, has said he is backing Dame Priti Patel to be the next leader of the party saying she isn’t ‘tainted’ by the two previous leaders and will be feared by Reform.
The former MP for Stoke on Trent North also said he would like to return as an MP in the future.
Speaking on GB News, Jonathan Gullis said: “I would love, of course, to return to the green benches one day in the future, but that is a long way off. I’d have to find whether or not my local association here or anywhere else were willing to have me.
“But I’m not done in Westminster yet, but I hope to be a strong voice for the Conservative Party from the outside in the coming weeks and months ahead, particularly around the leadership where I’ll be personally backing Priti Patel to become the leader of the Conservative Party.
“[She’s] someone who served William Hague in his private office when we were in opposition after a big electoral defeat, someone who served under Cameron, May and Johnson, so is able to appeal to the broad breadth of the Conservative Party.
“Someone who didn’t serve under Rishi or Truss, and therefore isn’t tainted by those two administrations. But someone Reform will themselves fear, someone who was a Spartan when it came to Brexit, someone who voted against Windsor Framework.
“Someone who is therefore very strong, very principled and has a massive charm and personality. That will galvanise and energise our base, and our members. And I think, therefore, we can take the fight back.”
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