Asked about the outgoing prime minister’s legacy on an episode of The Rest Is Politics podcast, he said Mr Johnson had “revealed” about the lockdown-breaking Downing Street rallies. But it wasn’t just the breaking of the rules, it was the “ridiculous defenses afterwards” that angered the public. Politics Hub: Mordaunt and Truss battle for second place in Tory leadership race Sir Keir told the presenters – former Labor doctor Alastair Campbell and former Tory MP Rory Stewart – there was a “general realisation” by voters in the last local elections “that this guy is bull*****, and if he’s bull* ** about that, he’s probably bull******** about everything” – including plans to level up the country. “That’s why I don’t think there was ever a way back for him from that and I think it’s really good for the country that we’re seeing him back,” he added. However, the Labor leader did not limit his insults to the current Tory leader, calling all candidates to replace him “grade B candidates”. He said: “I really don’t care which of them I go up against … most of them are tainted because they have supported Johnson. “I get this question all the time – which one of them are you afraid of? I’m not afraid of any of them. It’s a wash, the whole project is ruined.” Sir Keir’s comments came on the day Mr Johnson faces his final Prime Minister’s Questions and as Tory MPs vote on the final two candidates in the race to succeed him in Number 10. Image: The final three in the Tory leadership contest are Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt But he said a new leader would not fix the Conservatives, claiming the party had been “more divided… for longer than people think” – pointing to the Brexit row since the referendum, not just recent scandals in Downing Street. “You have [also] it took the so-called red Tory MPs with the so-called blue Tory MPs who want completely different things,” the Labor leader added. “It’s not just that the government doesn’t have, for example, an economic strategy, it’s not capable. to have one. Why can’t they keep this coalition together. “Well, that’s why I think the idea that they’re going to elect somebody as a new leader and get their mojo back and it’s all going to come together … I just can’t see that. This is a bitter battle for the very purpose of Conservative Party”. But Sir Keir claimed the biggest challenge now was to prove to voters that politics could be a “force for good”. “Because of people like Johnson who denigrate politics and drag everyone into the gutter, there’s this general feeling that you’re all the same,” he said. “That’s a very dangerous place to get to. That’s why Johnson ends up dragging everyone down the drain with him.”