BORIS Johnson will use his final week in No10 shoring up his legacy with a blizzard of visits defending his record.
Rather than winding down, the PM is “flat out” on a packed schedule to remind voters of his achievements and outlining his hopes for the future.
A series of domestic trips will be particularly focused on his commitments to level up, boost Britain’s energy supplies and cut crime.
Pals said he wants to reassure Brits that his successor will pick up the mantle of promises made during the 2019 election when he bows out on September 6.
One senior source said: “He’ll be out and about basically every day showing voters what he has delivered over the last three years and laying the groundwork for his successor to take over.”
Mr Johnson is even considering making one final policy speech this week around the country’s energy security as the Ukraine war spikes global demand for gas.
Some expect him to publicly approve a massive new nuclear power plant as one of his final acts in the job.
The Sizewell C site in Suffolk is set to receive £20billion of government cash in efforts to make Britain more energy independent.
The government insists negotiations are still ongoing but Whitehall sources last week said it was a done deal.
BoJo’s swan song will likely fuel speculation he could mount a spectacular comeback if likely replacement Liz Truss proves a flop.
Several Tories have privately described their “seller’s remorse” about ditching their leader and are discussing ways he could return.
One Minister told The Sun: “I think now people have had time to reflect, some are realising they perhaps shouldn’t have been so hasty.”
Although they added: “That said, it’s done now and dwelling on it won’t help us progress either.”
Yet some Tory MPs have been discussing ousting Ms Truss if she fails and urging Mr Johnson to stand again, according to The Sunday Times.
But Former Welsh Secretary Simon Hart, who resigned from Mr Johnson’s Cabinet, said the PM’s departure was “inevitable”.
He said: “Politics is brutal like that… People had started to lose faith and lose trust in a way that was irrecoverable at the time.”
He added: “We are where we are, we’re down to the final two and will get a decision in 10 days time, and we’ve got to make it work.”
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