The politician spoke to host Dan Wootton amid concerns of a second vote on Brexit becoming a key issue in the next general election. Ms Widdecombe argued that Mr Johnson must push forward with bold policy changes that will encourage voters to support Brexit.<\/p>\n
She said: Boris could take enormous advantage of Brexit.<\/p>\n
He could scrap VAT on fuel and nobody, as Ive observed before, is going to want to vote to put it back again.<\/p>\n
So that on its own would turn people against reopening the Brexit question.<\/p>\n
The Reform UK member exasperatedly asked: What is the matter with Boris?<\/p>\n
Another concern aside from that of a second Brexit vote is that Boris Johnsons reputation with the public will also play against the Tories in a future election, as was seen in the by-elections in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton.<\/p>\n
In Wakefield Labour won the by-election, and the Liberal Democrats stole Tiverton and Honiton which previously had a 24,000 plus majority for the Conservatives.<\/p>\n
GB News host Mr Wootton waded in on the discussion saying: I think if the British public genuinely know that there is a risk of the biggest democratic mandate in our history being overturned at the next election, its a good thing for the Tories, it will get their base to rally around them.<\/p>\n
It will get the red wall to think twice.<\/p>\n
He added: When you think about Starmer being propped up by the EU-loving Lib Dems and the SNP and the Greens, I mean I cant come to any other conclusion.<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile former Prime Minister Tony Blair argued that though he supports a second referendum on Brexit, I understand weve done it.<\/p>\n
Speaking at his think tank in London he added: Weve done it legally, weve done it politically and its not going to be reversed any time soon lets say any time in this generation.<\/p>\n
Ms Widdecombe conceded that an election at this point would mean the Conservatives would be at a disadvantage due to the personal campaign against the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n
Ms Widdecombe said: I think that because of the personal campaign against Boris, the Tories if they entered a general election soon would be very weak indeed and thats why I say that the ball is in Boris court.<\/p>\n
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Hes still got two years and he can still do a tremendous amount that people will not want to reverse and not want to risk by closer ties with the EU.<\/p>\n
The politician argued that voters are weary of the Brexit argument and added, I wish Boris would just get on with it.<\/p>\n
Hes not taking any advantage of Brexit.<\/p>\n
He says its a bonfire of regulations here but when you actually put that against what he could be doing. Big, bold measures and he just funks it every time.<\/p>\n
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