Nadhim Zahawi

2022 - 10 - 24

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Nadhim Zahawi mocked after backing Boris Johnson for PM minutes ... (The Independent)

The former chancellor was mocked for his U-turns on his backing for leadership.

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Nadhim Zahawi humiliated as Boris Johnson ditches bid to be Prime ... (The National)

THE MPs supporting Boris Johnson brought this on themselves. They really should have seen it coming.

One anonymous staffer working for an MP who had backed Johnson told Politico: “If I f***ing see him, he better hope he’s got a quick flight back to the Dominican Republic. Rees-Mogg had previously shared a graphic claiming the UK’s choice was “Boris or bust”. He wrote: “A day is a long time in politics… Poor Zahawi was no doubt on the blower to the Telegraph begging them to take down his article – something they obligingly did. Rishi is immensely talented, will command a strong majority in the parliamentary [https://t.co/uocMw0lYwo] [October 23, 2022] [SNP](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/snp/) [Westminster](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/westminster/) leader [Ian Blackford](https://www.thenational.scot/politics/ian-blackford/) said Zahawi’s rapid change of heart was “just embarrassing”. And they know it. [Brexit](https://www.thenational.scot/news/brexit/) deal was “oven ready”, he was just sloganeering. [his boss announced he was dropping out](https://www.thenational.scot/news/23072186.boris-johnson-pulls-leadership-race-become-next-pm/): “Well that was unexpected. [claimed “Boris 2.0” would be better in a couple of tweets](https://www.thenational.scot/news/23071561.boris-johnson-will-honest-contrite-appointed-prime-minister-claims-nadhim-zahawi/), before fleshing it out into a full-length article for The Telegraph. [claimed he had 100 MPs backing him](https://www.thenational.scot/news/23070709.boris-johnson-has-100-tory-mps-backing-uk-prime-minister-allies-claim/) and he could run for prime minister if he wanted to, who believed him? [never heard of allegations of sexual misconduct before handing Chris Pincher a whip’s role](https://www.thenational.scot/news/20255884.boris-johnson-not-telling-truth-chris-pincher-scandal/), he was telling fibs.

Telegraph quickly deletes pro-Boris Johnson article after he quits ... (The Guardian)

Paper published Nadhim Zahawi article online just as news came through of Johnson's withdrawal.

But for the good of the party and the nation, he set his dream aside. In terms of political influence, one rightwing newspaper group has possibly come out of the recent turmoil with more leverage. By withdrawing from the race, he has spared his party a bloody and fatal civil war.” Headlined “Get ready for Boris 2.0, the man who will make the Tories and Britain great again”, the piece set out a case for why the former prime minister would imminently return triumphant to Downing Street. When Johnson eventually did decide to stand aside on Sunday night, it was just in time for a rapid rewriting of newspaper editorials. Within minutes, the Telegraph had made the unusual decision to wipe Zahawi’s article from the internet without following the standard journalistic practice of offering an explanation or leaving an editor’s note.

Nadhim Zahawi's comedy Johnson U-turn is this week's most ... (The Poke)

Spare a thought – only kidding – for chancellor for a few weeks back in the summer, Nadhim Zahawi, who came out strongly in support of Boris Johnson for PM ...

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Nadhim Zahawi's Boris Johnson flip-flopping is a sight to behold (MSN UK)

We appreciate that events are moving at lightning speed in Westminster, but some MPs are struggling more than others to keep up. One minute Boris Johnson is ...

Milton Keynes MP who backed Boris Johnson stays silent over his ... (Milton Keynes Citizen)

Instead, Ben Everitt has wished people a 'happy Diwali' today.

[Ben Everitt](/topic/ben-everitt), who represents MK North, publicly declared his support for [Boris Johnson](/topic/boris-johnson) shortly before the former MP dropped out of the race. Mr Everitt, who spent the weekend at an international trade fair in France, has made no further announcements about which contender he will back instead. In the national interest I am backing Boris Johnson."