he took the party for granted. i think the signals were, when we were losing to save conservative seat to the liberals, he really should pay attention to what the grassroots once. what boris has got to do in the next three months or so before the next three months or so before the election, is to visit virtually every day 20 where an election is taking place, all the london ones and the county ones, and places like basildon and swindon, and persuade them locally. it is no good him depending upon national announcements and all the rest of it. he has got to get out on the street and show he is a good campaigner and street and show he is a good campaignerand can street and show he is a good campaigner and can resist the losses. if he does that, he can survive. if he doesn t, i think it needs to be changed. survive. if he doesn t, i think it needs to be changed. thank you for talkin: to needs to be changed. thank you for talking to us-
ago. i think that boris has lost the personal touch in the party of the country. you can do a certain extent forgive him for that. he won the last election. it wasn t the tory party that won it. he won it. he expects therefore his gratitude. but in my life in politics, ifound in gratitude always wins. as king lear said, it is a. i don t think they own anything to boris. so i think the real question boris will occur after the may elections on may five, and if in those elections we lose a lot of conservative councils, lose control of councils, that i think the members of parliament will certainly vote to have a leadership election. we certainly vote to have a leadership election. ~ . ., , election. we hear that there is something election. we hear that there is something called election. we hear that there is something called operation - election. we hear that there is i something called operation save election. we hear that there is - something called operation save big dog, borisjo
lord baker is a conservative peer and former conservative party chairman. and hejoins us now. thank you for joining us. what sort of state is the relationship in between boris johnson and the wider conservative party? i johnson and the wider conservative pa ? ~ . , ., party? i think that there will be a leadership election party? i think that there will be a leadership election this party? i think that there will be a leadership election this year - leadership election this year because there is a lot of this satisfaction this satisfaction. you can see this over partygate. you must also realise that quite a few traditional supporters of the predator are now abandoning him. it was the daily telegraph that published the picture of the queen sitting alone in the chapel at windsor. the coffin of her husband in front of her, just about to be lowered into the grave. and she explained to the country and showed to the country what was expected. she could have had 60 guests, she only had