Threshold to reach ballot is support of 100 Tory MPs, however, and there are doubts he has sufficient backing
Truss resigns – live news updates
Boris Johnson is considering running again to be prime minister after Liz Truss’s dramatic resignation, with rightwing Conservative MPs and party donors already backing his nascent campaign.
The former prime minister, who quit in disgrace in July following a series of scandals that left his personal integrity in tatters, was expected to fly back from the Caribbean where he has been on holiday with his family.
Continue reading…Threshold to reach ballot is support of 100 Tory MPs, however, and there are doubts he has sufficient backingTruss resigns – live news updatesBoris Johnson is considering running again to be prime minister after Liz Truss’s dramatic resignation, with rightwing Conservative MPs and party donors already backing his nascent campaign.The former prime minister, who quit in disgrace in July following a series of scandals that left his personal integrity in tatters, was expected to fly back from the Caribbean where he has been on holiday with his family. Continue reading…