Boris Johnson Withdraws From UK Prime Minister Race As Rishi Sunak Tipped To Succeed Truss

By the Monday, October 24, 2022 (5 PM) deadline, House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt MP (one of three candidates) has 24 supporters. keep racing.

This has opened the race for former Prime Minister Rishi Snack, who is leading the nomination for Tory MP with 144 supporters.

In a statement, the former prime minister acknowledged that he had “cleared the very high hurdle of 102 nominations” but concluded that “now is simply not the right time”.

He added:
“And I approached both Rishi and Penny – I hope we can unite for our national interest – unfortunately we have no way of doing so.” could not be found.

On Sunday, several longtime Johnson allies, including Suela Braverman and Steve Baker, backed race leader Rishi Snack.

This has opened the race for former Prime Minister Rishi Snack, who is leading the nomination for Tory MP with 144 supporters.