“BoJo” claims to have gathered enough sponsors from Conservative MPs, citing divisions within his party as the reason for its decision to throw in the towel.
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Posted on 10/23/2022 10:22 PM Updated on 10/23/2022 10:24 PM
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He will not succeed in this unlikely comeback. Two months after walking through the back door of 10 Downing Street, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday October 23 his decision not to compete to succeed Liz Truss, who is due after six weeks at the power was forced to resign. The door seems wide open for former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak, the only Conservative leader to collect the requisite 100 MP endorsements.
Boris Johnson:
“I think I’m well positioned to achieve a Conservative victory in 2024
“In the last few days I have unfortunately come to the conclusion that this just wouldn’t be the right thing to do
“You can’t govern effectively if you don’t have a cohesive party in Parliament”
—Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) October 23, 2022
According to official figures, Boris Johnson only had about 60 parliamentarians supporting him, another 40 had to be found by tomorrow. He assured the press that he numbered more than a hundred, but justified his resignation with the fact that “we cannot govern without a united party in parliament”.