As they face down a calamitous election result on July 4, the Conservatives have turned to a divisive former leader for help. But can Boris Johnson boost the Tories’ flailing campaign? Camilla and Kamal consider Johnson’s public appeal and ask if warnings of a Labour supermajority have been overstated.

Plus, Nigel Farage has made his ambitions for 10 Downing Street clear - but does he have what it takes to be PM? And The Telegraph’s Assistant Comment Editor and co-host of Ukraine: The Latest, Francis Dearnley, explains why Moscow and Pyongyang are getting cosier than ever, as President Putin visits North Korea.

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Tories turn to Boris Johnson to counter Reform, by Ben Riley-Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/17/tories-turn-to-boris-johnson-counter-reform-election-threat/

Will voting Reform put Labour in power? Check your postcode, by Ben Butcher and Mariana Hallal: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/06/18/is-vote-for-reform-vote-for-labour-general-election/

Britain is already at war, and nobody wants to admit it, by Sir Iain Duncan Smith: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/18/britain-is-already-at-war-china-nobody-wants-to-admit/

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