peteblue
Welcome back Wayne
He was a direct opponent of Johnson in the leadership election, so was certainly a viable alternative to Johnson. Dominic Grieve was another capable MP before he was purged by Johnson in favour of sycophantic dolts like Dorries and Patel.
Grieve, did everything he could to undermine the U.K. referendum result, undermined his own political party and was purged by his local party for being a devious snake in the grass…….