During a visit to Dorset, he refused to talk about what he will do when he is succeeded as prime minister by Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.

Outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson refused to rule out returning to politics as he faces his final few days in government, PA Media reports.

During a visit to Dorset, he refused to talk about what he would do when Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak succeeds him as prime minister.

Instead, the outgoing prime minister focused on expanding broadband in an effort to highlight his government's accomplishments.

Asked if he ruled out a return, Johnson told reporters, "I think on the whole, people in this country are more interested in their gigabit broadband than they are in the fate of this or that politician."

Ultimately, the reason for Johnson's departure was a spat after former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher was accused of inappropriate behavior.

Asked if he regretted how the allegations of inappropriate behavior were handled, Johnson said: "All those things have to be handled carefully and sensitively and we have processes for dealing with them, and people who have complaints should raise them in the normal way."

Johnson declined to give himself a score of 10 for his term in office.

He also declined to answer a question about what he will do after he leaves office as Britain's prime minister.

 The British prime minister replied his focus is on the present,

Rory Stewart, the prime minister's former rival for the Conservative leadership, warned Monday that Johnson might try to return.

"I fear we’re going to end up with a second Berlusconi or a second Trump trying to rock back in again," the former Conservative cabinet minister said.