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Boris Johnson opened a fresh attack on Prime Minister Theresa May, calling for her approach to taking the U.K. out of the European Union's "humiliation" for the nation.
The former foreign secretary wrote an article for the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
"Under the Checkers we agreed to accept their rules – forever – with no say on the making of those rules," he wrote. "It's a humiliation. We look like a seven-stone (98-pound) weakling being comically bent out of shape by a 500lb gorilla. "
Johnson quits the Cabinet in July over the proposal and his latest attack on fueling speculation about his own leadership ambitions. The face of the Brexit campaign announced last week that he and his wife of 25 years are divorcing. The decision to go public with the split has been made in the preparation of a Conservative leadership bid.
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In London, Johnson said the government had "wrapped up a suicide bombing around the British constitution – and handed the detonator to Michel Barnier," the chief EU negotiator. His choice of language prompted an immediate backlash from within his own Conservative Party.
"Home Secretary Sajid Javid said Sunday in an interview on BBC Television's" Andrew Marr Show. "
Foreign Office Minister Alan Johnson took over the position of "one of the most disgusting moments in modern British politics" and predicted the "political end" of Johnson.
Tom Tugendhat, the chair of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and a soldier trainer in Afghanistan, wrote on Twitter:
'Is not Funny'
"A suicide bomber murdered in the courtyard of my office in Helmand. The carnage was disgusting, limbs and flesh hanging from trees and bushes. Brave men who stopped dead and died in horrific pain. Some need to grow up. Comparing the PM to that is not funny. "
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Johnson is popular among grassroots Tories and the bookmakers' favorite to succeed May. But allies of the prime minister rallied behind her on Sunday.
The Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, writing in the mail, pleaded for unity as the final phase of the final phase. The U.K. is set to leave the block on March 29.
"We should not rush to judgment on a deal that is still under negotiation," Hunt wrote. "Nor should we assume that any further concessions will inevitably be made on the Checkers proposals. I know this prime minister and would never recommend a deal inconsistent with what the country voted for. "
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Updates with comments from Javid, Hunt starting in 11th paragraph.
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