City MP Mark Field backs Prime Minister for second term
City MP Mark Field has backed the Prime Minister for a second term in Number 10, following reports that supporters of George Osborne and Mayor Boris Johnson would like to see David Cameron step down in 2018.
Field told CityAM that it would be “highly unlikely” the Prime Minister would leave Number 10 in 2018 if he wins the general election next year, as many of his party were increasingly convinced he would.
“Once you’ve been Prime Minister, every other job pales into insignificance,” Field said. “I don’t think Cameron will be retiring from politics anytime soon. He’s still a young guy and he won’t want to hang up his boots at 50.”
The MP for the City called for an end to speculation about Cameron stepping down, after a report in the Financial Times cited unnamed sources close to the Mayor and the Chancellor suggesting that Cameron was thinking about an exit plan after the EU referendum in 2017.
A spokesman for the Conservatives said Cameron would serve a full term if he was re-elected next year and would not be stepping down.