Ex-Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries continues to maintain that Boris Johnson is "one of the world's best leaders" - and didn't rule out returning to government if her old boss comes back.
Since Liz Truss became PM, the party's popularity has surged to new lows, with numerous polls showing Labour taking a record lead after a buoyant conference in Liverpool last week.
Ms Dorries, who is one of the many big names to stay away from the Tory party conference in Birmingham, stopped short of attacking Mr Johnson's successor - claiming markets had "pretty dramatically overreacted".
