Boris Johnson 'demands assurances from Theresa May that she will not lead UK ...

Boris Johnson 'demands assurances from Theresa May that she will not lead the UK into a General Election' In direct confrontation he said: 'Can you assure me you won't lead in election'  Mrs May believed to have said she already made clear she would not lead in 2022 But the former foreign secretary said: 'That does not answer the question'

By Glen Owen Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday

Published: 23:27 GMT, 23 March 2019 | Updated: 23:28 GMT, 23 March 2019

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Boris Johnson repeatedly asked the Prime Minister to her face to promise not to lead the party into a General Election.

In their direct confrontation, the former Foreign Secretary is understood to have said: ‘Can you assure me, Prime Minister, that you will not lead the party into another Election?’

When Mrs May said that

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