“BoJo” claims to have gathered enough sponsorship from Conservative MPs, but explains his decision to throw in the towel by the divisions of his party.
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He will not make this improbable comeback. Two months after leaving 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, forced to resign after six weeks in power. The door seems wide open for former finance minister Rishi Sunak, the only Conservative leader to have mustered the 100 MP endorsements needed.
Boris Johnson:
‘I believe I am well placed to deliver a Conservative election victory in 2024
‘In the last days I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do
‘You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in parliament’
—Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) October 23, 2022
Boris Johnson only had, according to official counts, around sixty parliamentarians supporting him, while another 40 had to be found by tomorrow. In front of the press, he assured to count more than one hundred, but justified his renunciation because‘”we cannot govern without a united party in parliament”.