It’s bad news for Rishi Sunak on the front page of the Daily Mail. No, not the splash about a revolt on Monday’s Privileges Committee vote but rather the teasing trailer for the paper’s latest recruit. A mystery ‘erudite new columnist’ is trailed on the front of today’s edition, with the Mail promising that their writing will be ‘required reading in Westminster – and across the world!’ The paper offers only a blacked out silhouette of their new hire but it’s clear who it is: Boris Johnson.

The new Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds is on what Politico call a ‘very high six-figure sum’ to pen a weekly column. There was much speculation as to whether Johnson would return to his old Telegraph perch after leaving office or instead prefer new pastures at Northcliffe House. But the Mail chequebook has worked its magic in luring Bozza away, offering him a weekly perch to hurl rocks at Rishi Sunak and preach his cause to Middle England.

During the Coalition years, Johnson regularly caused fury in David Cameron’s No. 10 team with provocative articles on Europe and other issues. And now that he’s been forced out office, you can expect his guns to be turned on those he holds responsible…

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