The panicked Tory Party has turned to Boris Johnson to counter the threat posed by Reform UK, sources have said.Tens of thousands of letters signed by the former prime minister are set to be delivered to voters later this week, the Telegraph revealed.But a spokesperson for Johnson told GB News the move is “nothing new”, saying the former PM had “always planned to do some direct mail” to voters, in addition to social media posts. The report comes just days after Reform overtook the Tories in a YouGov poll last week.The Conservatives have since warned that voting Reform risks putting Labour in power for a “generation”.Johnson’s involvement in the campaign so far has been limited, with the former PM only lending his support to individual candidates.FOLLOW BELOW FOR LIVE UPDATESRishi Sunak, not Boris Johnson, is moving the Conservative Party forward, says Tory minister Rishi Sunak, not Boris Johnson, is moving the Conservative Party forward, Mark Spencer has said.The farming minister was asked if former prime minister Boris Johnson was the Conservatives’ “antidote” to Nigel Farage of Reform UK in the General Election.Johnson has reportedly been writing letters to voters urging them to back the Tories, while warning against lending their vote to Reform.But Spencer told Sky: “Boris was a fantastic prime minister, certainly in delivering what he did for the Covid vaccine, in making sure that he put us front and centre in the fight for Ukraine. They were huge achievements of the Johnson campaign.“Boris is no longer a Member of Parliament. He has stepped back from politics and I think now we have got a Prime Minister in Rishi Sunak who has steadied the ship, who is moving us forward.“I think let’s just concentrate on the huge tax challenge that is coming from a future Labour government.”Jonathan Reynolds: Labour does not plan to redraw council tax bandsShadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said Labour does not plan to redraw council tax bands if the party wins the General Election.Asked on ITV’s Good Morning Britain if Labour would revalue council tax bands, Reynolds said: “No, we have this week said that’s not part of our plans. We’ve laid out all of our revenue raising measures in the manifesto, there are things that would produce an immediate cash injection into public services.”Pushed on whether the party has completely ruled it out, he said “yes we’ve made that statement this week”.Put to him that shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves and Labour’s shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones refused to rule out such a move, but that he is saying council tax bands will not be redrawn, he said: “I’m saying all you need to do to look at where the revenue will come from, Labour’s manifesto, is look in the manifesto. There are specific ways we would raise money that would go into public services.”Panicked Tories turn to Boris Johnson to counter Reform threatThe panicked Tory Party has turned to Boris Johnson to counter the threat posed by Reform UK, sources have said.Tens of thousands of letters signed by the former prime minister are set to be delivered to voters later this week, the Telegraph revealed.Johnson’s involvement in the campaign so far has been limited, with the former PM only lending his support to individual candidates.A spokesman for Johnson told the Telegraph: “Boris Johnson has always said ‘vote Conservative’ at every election, and he continues to say that this time.” GB News Read More