Boris Johnson ‘was a better prime minister’ than Rishi Sunak, says Jacob Rees Mogg

Jacob Rees-Mogg believes Boris Johnson was a “better prime minister” than Rishi Sunak.

The Tory MP - who made no secret about his support for Mr Johnson - also suggested Mr Sunak is doing “perfectly competently” in the job.

“Look, I made no bones about the fact I thought Boris Johnson was a better prime minister and I wanted him to remain,” Mr Rees-Mogg said.

He went on to suggest the former PM would make a “brilliant” Tory chair, but believes he won’t get the job.

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