CAMERON’S REVENGE

Ex-PM’s bombshell as he savages ‘appalling’ Boris ++ Damns Gove and No Deal ++ Suggests 2nd referendum

DAVID Cameron last night tore into Boris Johnson and Michael Gove over their conduct during the EU referendum.

Breaking his silence three years after he resigned, the former prime minister accused the pair of acting ‘appallingly’ and ‘trashing the government’.

He said they ‘left the truth at home’ with claims that EU membership cost £350million a week and that Turkey would join the bloc.

Mr Cameron also accused Mr Johnson of blundering in his short time at No 10. He cited ‘sharp practices’ such as the decision to prorogue Parliament, and condemned the expulsion of 21 rebel Tory MPs.

Despite the Government saying Britain must be prepared for a No Deal Brexit, he said he opposed leaving without an agreement.

Mr Cameron made his explosive comments in an interview with The Times ahead of the publication of his memoirs next week. Using

the interview to open up about his personal anguish over his decision to call a referendum, he hinted that a second vote might be needed.

He spoke candidly about his family and his past but his criticism of Mr Johnson and Mr Gove is likely to attract the most attention.

In the memoirs, For The Record, which will be released on Thursday, Mr Cameron apparently brands Mr Gove, who is now Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, ‘mendacious’, saying the referendum ruined their close friendship.

He tells how he sent Mr Gove a text message saying: ‘You are either a team player or a w*****’ as he resisted being moved from education secretary to chief whip in 2014.

In his memoir, Mr Cameron says he is ‘truly sorry’ for the uncertainty caused by the referendum, adding: ‘I failed.’ Although he praises Mr