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Theresa May could return as caretaker prime minister if Boris Johnson resigns, Tory sources said last night.
A well-placed source said the former PM was ‘uniquely placed’ to step in if Mr Johnson tries to order a snap election or quits straight after being ousted in a break with convention.
The source said Mrs May’s position as a sitting MP with experience as prime minister left her better qualified than any member of the current Cabinet, most of whom are expected to be involved in the contest to succeed the PM.
‘She knows the ropes and the security stuff, she’s a party woman through and through, she’s definitely not interested in standing for it herself and would be credible,’ the source added.
‘She is uniquely placed.’
A Tory MP said last night that this would have an ‘element of epic schadenfreude to it, given he knifed her in the first place’.
A Tory source suggested that former Prime Minister Theresa May is ideally placed to step in as a caretaker
