Chris Patten said that if the prime minister remained in office, it would “accelerate the dissolution” of the United Kingdom and make Scotland more likely to seek independence. Patten condemned the “authenticity and fraud of this government”, adding that because the Labor Party continued to be hampered by “fundamental weaknesses”, many people were left with an ambition for a dignified, capable, generous, sensible political force in the middle. . , which no one currently provides “. After Johnson survived a vote of confidence but was opposed by 41% of his MPs in a private vote, Patten said he had shown “a tremendous weakness of my party”. Speaking on LBC radio, he said it was “really sad that the Conservative Party is split between the right-wing Brexit Conservatives and others” and that Johnson’s every move seems to be determined by his motivation to appease the former group. Patten declined to say whether he hoped the Conservatives would win the next election, but said: “I think for me the Conservatives, unless they change radically, winning the next election would be a disaster for them and for the rest of us. “Because I do not think we have a Conservative party at the moment, we have an English nationalist government, with all the consequences and a government you can not trust.” Patten said of his preferred result in the next general election: “I would probably prefer to see a coalition holding the union together, because I think that is really in danger. [If] “If you want to break up the union, send Boris Johnson to Scotland.” Pointing to the government’s approach to the BBC, Patten said ministers were threatening the broadcaster and “trying to disrupt the BBC in order to give special favors to the way the news is handled by the government”. He added: “We have nothing to do with it and we have to make a real fuss about it. “And that’s the kind of thing that would make old-fashioned Tories like me want to vomit and see the end of this government.” Patten, a Conservative supporter who served as party chairman during John Major’s rule, also said the Brexiters were trying to distance themselves from the consequences of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Subscribe to the First Edition, our free daily newsletter – every morning at 7 p.m. BST He regrets the role played by Jacob Rees-Mogg, who is the Minister for Opportunities for Brexit. Although Johnson’s position was seriously hurt after the no-confidence vote earlier this month, he has vowed to fight and lead the Conservatives in the next election. It now has immunity in another vote of no confidence for 12 months – although Tory MPs responsible for setting the rules for the 1922 Commission may consider shortening the period to just six months, which means they will another vote could be held around Christmas.
