Boris Johnson has teamed up with Amber Rudd for a Tory leadership bid (Image: GETTY)
Tory MPs are banking on the unlikely duo to unite the divided Conservative Party if Theresa May decided a public vote was the only way to solve the ongoing impasse. While Boris is considered by some as popular among voters, Ms Rudd would be stronger when it came to winning the support of Tory MPs. Boris and arch Remainer Ms Rudd’s campaign would seek to elect the leading Brexiteer as prime minister while the Work and Pensions Secretary would land a major Cabinet role.
Eurosceptic MP Jacob Rees-Mogg today threw his weight behind ‘Bamber’ during an interview with Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday.
The chairman of the European Research Group said: "I think very highly of Boris Johnson, who managed to win in London twice in a Labour area - has a great connection with voters.
"He is a clear Eurosceptic but otherwise is very much in the middle of the Conservative Party.
"He is not particularly a factional character beyond the European issue and therefore I think could unite the party and win an election."