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Boris Johnson eyes comeback bid as UK Tories pick new leader
10/21/2022 12:08:00 PM
LONDON AP — Several British lawmakers including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson were trying to scoop up support on Friday ahead of a short intense contest to replace Liz Truss as the nation s leader
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak and House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt are among several trying to scoop up support for a short, intense contest to become the country's next leader after Liz Truss quit. LONDON AP — Several British lawmakers including former Prime Minister Boris Johnson were trying to scoop up support on Friday ahead of a short intense contest to replace Liz Truss as the nation s leader Sunak, who came second to Truss in a summertime leadership contest, is favored by some as a safe pair of hands who can steady the struggling economy. Mordaunt, who came third, is popular with the party grassroots.But the wild card in the contest is Johnson, who is adored by some in the party as a proven vote-winner with a rare common touch, and reviled by others for the chaos and scandal that marred his three years in office. Johnson ally Nadine Dorries said the party should pick him because “he is a known winner” who led the Conservatives to a big election victory in 2019.“Having a winner in place is what the party needs to survive,” she told Sky News.But some other Conservative legislators said they would leave the party if Johnson — who faces an ongoing probe by a standards committee over whether he lied to Parliament — returned as leader. Read more:
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