Wednesday 8 June 2022 11:31 AM Boris Johnson's ex-girlfriend Petronella Wyatt says 'thin-skinned' PM will be ... trends now
Boris Johnson is 'surprisingly thin-skinned' and will be in 'absolute hell' after Tory MPs turned on him this week, according to an ex-girlfriend of the Prime Minister.
Petronella Wyatt, who once had a four-year affair with Mr Johnson, described the PM as having a 'very soft core' and acknowledged he was 'on the ropes' after his battering by Conservative rebels.
She even suggested Mr Johnson was in the 'wrong job' as PM and claimed he would be happier outside of Downing Street if he instead pursued a 'quiet' life of writing.
The PM survived a no confidence vote on Monday night, but saw 148 of his Tory MPs attempt to boot him out of Number 10.
Mr Johnson is fighting back and has vowed to 'get on with the job' as he seeks to shore up his position.
But Ms Wyatt insisted the PM would 'absolutely not' win the next general election, if he manages to remain as Conservative leader until the country next goes to the polls.
The 54-year-old daughter of a Labour peer was deputy editor of the Spectator when Mr Johnson was the magazine's editor.
In 2004, Mr Johnson was sacked from the Tory front bench for lying about his affair with Ms Wyatt, which happened when he was married to his second wife Marina Wheeler.
Petronella Wyatt, who once had a four-year affair with Boris Johnson, described the PM as having a 'very soft core'
The PM survived a no confidence vote on Monday night, but saw 148 of his Tory MPs attempt to boot him out of Number 10
In 2004, Mr Johnson was sacked from the Tory front bench for lying about his affair with Ms Wyatt, which happened when he was married to his second wife Marina Wheeler
Appearing on ITV's Good Morning Britain, Ms Wyatt insisted the PM would not be enjoying the current chaos engulfing him and the Conservative Party.
She said: 'First of all, he doesn’t enjoy when people dislike him or don’t have faith in the Johnson product, and secondly he only enjoys chaos when it’s of his own making and he can control it. He can’t control this.'
Ms Wyatt described Mr Johsnon as being 'surprisingly thin skinned, surprisingly sensitive' and 'easily upset by criticism or the thought that people dislike him'.
'I think he has a very soft core - I think this will be absolute hell for him in private,' she added.
'I don't think he's just sitting down with a stiff drink and feeling "well, everything will be alright, I'll tough it out".
'He's a bit of an enigma.
