Boris Johnson’s team want voters to see the prime minister as a man of the people

Boris Johnson is preparing for a “people versus parliament” general election campaign as part of plans to stop Remain-supporting MPs from toppling his government.

The prime minister will signal his determination today to put the NHS at the centre of any election as he sets out details of a £1.8 billion boost to the health service with a promise of more to come.

He will announce a further cash injection when MPs return to parliament next month and another in the run-up to October 31, the day he has promised that Britain will leave the EU, “do or die”.

Details of the strategy came as it emerged that No 10 was ready to try to push through a no-deal Brexit even if Remainer MPs succeed