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Former US President Donald Trump has said he doesn't know whether his "friend" Boris Johnson will be able to make a No10 comeback.
The ex-PM, who was forced from office last summer after a series of self-inflicted scandals, including Partygate, "changed a lot" while he was in No10.
Bizarrely, the former President also suggested the Conservatives in Government were going "far left", adding the Tories "really weren't staying Conservative".
"It never made sense. I'm saying this as an insider looking in, they were going far-left. What were they doing?" he told GB News on Wednesday.
Despite Keir Starmer's Labour Party enjoying a double-digit lead in the national polls, Mr Trump then added: "And now maybe Labour's in the lead, maybe they're not. I don't know who's in the lead.
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"But I can tell you they were not Conservative policies in the end."
Former US President Donald Trump steps off his at Aberdeen International Airport on 1 May (Stuart Wallace/REX/Shutterstock)Speaking about Mr Johnson, the former President said: "I liked him, I still like. But he really went a bit on the liberal side."
He added: "He's a friend of mine, I don't know whether or not he'll be able to make a comeback. It'll be interesting to see. Maybe he will, maybe he won't."
After Liz Truss's 49-day Government collapsed in autumn last year, Mr Johnson abandoned his dream of returning to No10 as he pulled out of the leadership race to replace her.
He confessed he would be too divisive - months after being ousted from office by his own MPs and Cabinet colleagues.
He said at the time: "I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do. You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament."
"I believe I have much to offer but I am afraid that this is simply not the right time".
Mr Johnson is now waiting for the verdict of a Commons Committee investigation over whether he deliberately or recklessly misled MPs over the Partygate scandal, which could result in his suspension.
Asked about the most recent PM Rishi Sunak, whose party is trailing Labour after a year of chaos, a cost-of-living crisis, and strikes across the public sector, Mr Trump said: "I don't know him but he seems to be working very hard and doing a good job".
Mr Trump also used the interview to take a swipe at the former SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who resigned in March.
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And he insisted Scotland should remain part of the UK and praised the "amazing" late Queen, who "kept it together".