Shadow Justice Minister Kieran Mullan has appealed to supporters of Boris Johnson to stop briefing the media about a potential comeback.

Asked if Johnson could revive the fortunes of the Conservative Party, he told GB News: “ I don't think that's a conversation I've been having with any of my colleagues.

“I think what we're focused on is what the public wants us to be focused on, which is providing a critical opposition to Labour and all the damage that they're doing to our economy and our country and putting forward our own policies and alternative positions.

“I think one of the messages I got from the last election was that the public wanted us to be focused on doing our jobs and not briefing and leaking and all that sort of stuff. I think anything like that is just not a helpful contribution to make.

“I'd urge any colleagues who are talking to the press about those sorts of things, as much as I know you guys want to talk to us about that sort of thing, it's not helpful. I'm focused on getting the job done.”