Instead of - overtly - attacking Rishi Sunak in his new column, Boris Johnson has written about his battles with excess weight and the prescription drug he used to shed the pounds.
Though the ex-prime minister did not name the cabinet minister, it is understood to be, who was education secretary and then briefly became chancellor under Mr Johnson after Mr Sunak resigned.
Mr Johnson added:"If an otherwise healthy middle-aged man displays sudden weight loss, I reasoned, there are only two possible explanations. Either he has fallen hopelessly in love, or else he is about to mount a Tory leadership bid. The second colleague is understood to be Mr Johnson's close ally and former Cabinet Office fixer ally Nigel Adams, who he attempted to send to the House of Lords and who, like the former prime minister, has resigned as an MP, forcing a by-election in his Selby and Ainsty constituency.
"He wrote out the prescription, I zoomed to the chemist's; and though I was frankly a bit taken aback by the cost, what the hell, I said to myself, think of the benefits to health.
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