Boris Johnson may be building his war chest, but he isn’t building bridges

A Brexit-betrayal narrative looks Johnson’s most likely source of support for a leadership comeback. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

It has proved fortunate for Boris Johnson that his government chose last year to drop plans to cap how much MPs could make from second jobs outside parliament.

Nine months later, the former prime minister has benefited from more than £2.5m in earnings from speeches, hospitality, free accommodation, gifts and donations to his new company, The Office of Boris Johnson.