Boris Johnson

The British prime minister will have served just six tumultuous weeks in office, despite having won handily an internal Conservative Party leadership race to ...

Two sources who worked on Johnson's last campaign for the Conservative Party leadership, in 2019, said he would run again this time. Multiple allies have made ...

Other Conservative MPs said the manner of Johnson’s exit ruled out a return. James Duddridge, a minister in the Department for International Trade, said he supported a Johnson comeback. Few issues at the office that need addressing,” he

He is still a Conservative MP and is eligible to return.

The Tory leadership contest is due to be completed by next Friday. A major hurdle, however, would be winning sufficient support among Conservative MPs to reach the final two of the leadership ballot. Truss herself is set to become the shortest-ruling prime minister in British history when she formally steps down next week, after seeing her premiership implode due to a

Threshold to reach ballot is support of 100 Tory MPs, however, and there are doubts he has sufficient backing.

I’m afraid there is only one alternative who would command the support of members and that is Boris. Another former minister said: “The point is there is no time for an amateur, which rules out Penny [Mordaunt] and Kemi [Badenoch]. “It is very hard to see how anyone on the right of the party comes through now,” one long-serving Tory said. One senior MP said that a Johnson revival could lead to a spate of byelections with seats lost to Labour or the Lib Dems, undermining his premiership. One source close to Johnson claimed Tory donors had already been approached about funding a potential campaign, and that wealthy party backers had discussed the option at the Conservative conference earlier this month. Until that investigation is complete and he is found guilty or cleared, there should be no possibility of him returning to government.” A number of rightwing Tory MPs who were promoted under Johnson came out to support him running again. One minister told the Guardian: “The members are going to be rightly very angry. Another said the Tory heavyweight felt his premiership had been unfairly “cut off before its time” and that he still had plenty to do at No 10. If Liz Truss is no longer PM there can be no coronation of previously failed candidates. “The brutal truth for Boris is that his support has not shifted at all since he was ousted. [Rishi Sunak](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak), said he believed it was highly unlikely Johnson would run.

Liz Truss resigned as U.K. prime minister Thursday, sparking questions about who could be next in line to replace her.

[told The Times newspaper Tuesday](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ben-wallace-im-staying-defence-secretary-5vtz72zvj) that he wanted to remain in his current post. would go to the polls. [final round of voting by Tory members](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/05/liz-truss-to-become-britains-next-prime-minister-replacing-boris-johnson.html), he was the top choice among party MPs and is considered a safe pair of fiscal hands. However, he also signaled that he would likely quit the job if the government did not commit to his defense spending targets. [replace Kwasi Kwarteng](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/14/uk-pm-liz-truss-fires-finance-minister-kwasi-kwarteng.html), is considered the most powerful figure in government after he came in to [overhaul Truss' economic plan](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/17/uks-new-finance-minister-sets-out-.html) and [calm chaotic markets.](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/17/british-pound-rises-as-new-finance-minister-brings-forward-policy-statement-to-today.html) But she has also distanced herself from Truss economically, criticizing the PM's stance on key policies such as welfare benefits. The 42-year-old, who is credited with steering the U.K. [renewed calls for an immediate General Election,](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/keir-starmer-renews-call-for-immediate-general-election) saying the government was too mired in "political squabbles" to lead the country. ](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/09/ben-wallace-rules-himself-out-tory-leadership-race) [tweeted Thursday](https://twitter.com/NadineDorries/status/1583033679990861825) that he was the only MP with "a mandate from party members and the British public," having [won the 2019 General Election.](https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/13/boris-johnsons-conservative-party-wins-uk-election-with-commanding-majority-sky-news-projects.html) [surged to prominence](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/20/penny-mordaunt-the-navy-reservist-battling-to-succeed-boris-johnson.html) during the summer's leadership race, before finishing in third place to Truss and Sunak. [Liz Truss resigned Thursday](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/20/uk-prime-minister-liz-truss-resigns-after-failed-budget-and-market-turmoil.html), bringing to a close a brief 44-day tenure mired by "mini-budget" chaos, economic turmoil and weeks of political infighting.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is viewed as a front-runner in the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss after she announced her ...

[CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/) [Jeremy Hunt](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/truss-government-faces-stunning-uk-political-implosion), who had served as the foreign and health ministers under previous administrations, would also be considered a front-runner if he had chosen to run. However, Truss narrowly [beat her](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/either-liz-truss-or-rishi-sunak-will-be-britains-next-prime-minister-truss-would-be-a-better-us-ally) in the final round. Typically, prime minister elections take a couple of months after the Conservative members of Parliament choose two candidates to face off in a nationwide election. [Rishi Sunak](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/british-pm-candidate-rishi-sunak-economy-china-largest-threat), who ran against Truss to replace Johnson, is also seen as a favorite in the race. Johnson led the country out of the European Union, guided the country through the COVID-19 pandemic, and was a strong ally of Ukrainian President [Volodymyr Zelensky,](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/volodymyr-zelensky) helping the United Kingdom to send aid to the country after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. [Penny Mordaunt](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/liz-truss-is-gone-who-can-repair-the-sinking-conservative-party-ship) rose to prominence during the race to replace Johnson and finished in second, behind Sunak, for most of the rounds. It will be overseen by Graham Brady, the chairman of the committee of Conservative lawmakers. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has received high marks from the party for his work with Ukraine and was considered a front-runner to replace Johnson over the summer. The former treasury chief is considered a front-runner as the country faces economic and financial crises. [end to his tenure](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/boris-johnson-issues-wholehearted-apology-over-partygate-scandal) as British prime minister, Boris Johnson carries a lot of support from voters in the Conservative Party. Former Chancellor of the Exchequer

A new leadership contest will take place within a week, Liz Truss said in her resignation speech outside Downing Street on Thursday.

May tried to bring together the warring wings of the Conservative party over Brexit, in move that ultimately saw her replaced by Boris Johnson. Having not served as a cabinet member before that contest, Tugendhat distanced himself from the moral mess of Johnson’s government and promised a “clean start” for Britain. Some suspect that the new 100-vote threshold is an attempt by the Conservative Party to render another Johnson term impossible. There was even talk among MPs of the two forming a “dream team” ticket, although this is yet to materialize – and it is unclear if either would accept being chancellor over taking the top job. He was called back from his plough to return to Rome for a second term – this time as a dictator. With 105 votes from MPs in the last election, she too is expected to clear the newt threshold. She is expected to perform well among the party membership, in part due to her military credentials. Suella Braverman’s resignation as home secretary on Wednesday night may have been a precursor to a possible leadership bid. He said he would “return to his plough” like the Roman statesman Cincinnatus – suggesting a quieter life on the backbenches. Although Truss eventually won the decisive members’ vote, Sunak only lost narrowly – with 43% of the vote. Perhaps even he would have been surprised by the pace with which he was proved right. But who might the next leader be?

Former PM dominates debate as contest to replace Liz Truss begins, only six weeks after he left office. Plus, the lettuce that outlasted Truss.

[crowned the winner of a bizarre competition](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/iceberg-lettuce-in-blonde-wig-outlasts-liz-truss) after outlasting the doomed British prime minister’s Liz Truss’s tenuous grip on power. [worst air quality in the world](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/20/seattle-portland-air-quality-wildfire-smoke) as numerous wildfires burn nearby, choking residents and casting an eerie haze across the skyline. The verdict in a federal court in Manhattan brings to a conclusion a civil trial that was an outgrowth of the #MeToo movement. Like the protagonist in Orson Welles’s masterpiece Citizen Kane, Trump was a swaggering capitalist and media star who forayed into politics, was brought down by hubris, and now rattles around a gilded cage in Florida, With all this in mind, I decided that it would be a great time to see what the alternative was like. As I’ve progressively become more of a homebody, I’ve racked up subscriptions to major content providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime and even signed up for services so that I could watch a single show. Job cuts are expected in the coming months no matter who owns the company, according to the report. The Russians just don’t have anything in their inventory.” “Tehran is now directly engaged on the ground and through the provision of weapons … “Ukraine is important, but at the same time it can’t be the only thing they do and it can’t be a blank check,” he told Punchbowl. Several Tories have come out in support of Rishi Sunak as the successor to Truss. Aid to Ukraine on the chopping block.

Ms Truss was elected by Conservative Party members, who may get the final say in this latest contest, if two contenders remain after MPs have voted. A second ...

Mr Johnson has kept a surprisingly low profiled since leaving office. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the former prime minister was "unfit for office". "I think if we're talking about unity and decisive candidates Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson epitomise one of the biggest splits in the party right now," Mr Johnson said. "If Mr Johnson goes to the final two, he's got the edge." He was described as "Britain's Berlusconi" by the Liberal Democrats who are attempting to block Mr Johnson becoming prime minister through motion in parliament. His Tory colleague Crispin Blunt has also publicly argued Mr Johnson is not the person to restore the reputation of the Conservative Party.

LONDON — As he stood in Britain's Houses of Parliament for the final time, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, signed off with a colorful: “Hasta la vista, ...

Others politicians [threatened ](https://twitter.com/kaitborsay/status/1583183940785172480)to resign from the party if Johnson returns and run as independent candidates. The country needs you, you’ve had a long enough break,” [tweeted ](https://twitter.com/marcolonghi4dn/status/1583111196542087171)Conservative lawmaker Marco Longhi. [tweeted ](https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/1583110655745277952)British actor Stephen Fry. “He has had his chance,” former Conservative cabinet minister David Lidington [told ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001d5mv)British radio Friday. … I actually hate living here,” [wrote another online commentator.](https://twitter.com/JamesSpinky88/status/1583369324743753728) “Are we seriously considering [#BorisJohnson](https://twitter.com/hashtag/BorisJohnson?src=hashtag_click) again? If there is more than one successful candidate, then the hopefuls will be whittled down before the final two are put forward to the wider 170,000 members of the national Conservative Party. “He’s on a plane,” he added. He was ousted under pressure from his own lawmakers, many of whom lost confidence in him. While Johnson has not yet formally thrown his hat in the ring, his backers and some right-leaning newspapers say his return would be in the “national interest” — a prospect that immediately generated intense reactions. “No no no no no NO! And there’s at least a chance that the new tenant of No.

Following the resignation of Liz Truss as Britain's fourth prime minister in a little over six years, her Conservative party — in power since 2010 — is ...

But in her public resignation letter, she seemed to sharply criticize Truss for not engaging in "serious politics" and for failing to take responsibility for her government's mistakes, including the tax and spending proposals that had roiled financial markets in recent weeks. That left her responsible for police, the criminal justice system and immigration, and had already earned a hard-line reputation as a hawk on immigration. Sunak was Johnson's high-profile and largely popular finance minister during the pandemic, but lost out to Truss in the race to replace him. In that role he took unprecedented action to support Britain's economy during the pandemic, with months-long programs to replace workers' wages and incentivize consumer spending. To the amusement of many, in recent weeks and advocated vociferously for a controversial policy that would send asylum-seekers arriving in Britain to the African nation of Rwanda for their claims to be processed there. That is designed to avoid a repeat of the earlier, drawn-out His statements to that effect were largely vindicated when financial markets reacted He stepped down under a tidal wave of pressure when dozens of members of his own government quit. But Johnson retains supporters inside the parliamentary party and among ordinary grassroots members. as home secretary — under Truss' premiership. Some critics have said they will leave the party if he returns.

With Liz Truss announcing her resignation Thursday, a tightly compressed, weeklong race is on to be the next prime minister. And a significant faction in ...

[Why Is Iran’s Secular Shift So Hard to Believe?](//nymag.com/intelligencer/article/iran-secular-shift-gamaan.html) [Liz Truss Is Out. [Rishi Sunak,](https://www.barrons.com/articles/rishi-sunak-favorite-prime-minister-boris-johnson-51666361499) the former chancellor of the Exchequer who lost to Truss in a leadership election last month, will end up in the top job. “Having a winner in place is what the party needs to survive.” If more than one candidate gets to 100, the race will be decided by Conservative Party members, who number about 170,000 — and who installed Truss in power just six weeks ago. [Liz Truss](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/10/liz-truss-resigns-loses-battle-with-head-of-lettuce.html) announcing her resignation Thursday after 45 disastrous days in office, a tightly compressed weeklong race is on to be the next prime minister. And the pro-Johnson faction includes some prominent names, including the foppish reactionary Jacob Rees-Mogg, a close ally of the ex-PM.

For those watching from outside the UK, it might seem bizarre that Boris Johnson is being tipped to return as prime minister, just months after he was ...

Johnson skeptics are worried that in the eyes of the public, he is the same man now as he was when he resigned in July. It has been a truly extraordinary few months in British politics and Johnson has played no small role in the psychodrama. Their argument is that Johnson led the party to a landslide victory in 2019, winning an 80-seat majority in parliament. It’s hard to say just how likely a Johnson return is right now. It’s correct to say that Truss has left something of a mess for her successor to sort out. But there is nothing in British law that prevents a disgraced politician from making a comeback.

Who is the next British prime minister? The race for Liz Truss's replacement is on after her historically short stint in office. Could Boris Johnson return ...

She supported the campaign to leave the European Union, but is considered a more moderate voice than many other Brexit ringleaders. It’s a con trick,” said Grieve, who was kicked out of the party for opposing the government on a key Brexit vote. Mordaunt became the first candidate to officially throw their hat into the ring on Friday. You can’t unburn the toast, and he is burned toast.” Johnson is still under parliamentary investigation for allegedly lying over "Partygate," in which he and his staff held rule-breaking parties at the height of Covid lockdown. He may be the candidate most likely to lead lawmaker’s nominations again, and thus perhaps best placed to avoid another internal rebellion. None,” said Rob Ford, an expert in British politics at the University of Manchester. “We must have a chance at a fresh start. will inherit a daunting list of crises in addition to the challenge of overcoming the country’s increasingly dysfunctional politics. The country needs you,” he said on Twitter. will choose the winner in an online vote. If there’s only one candidate, they are automatically crowned the winner.

A fast-tracked contest to find the next Tory leader and prime minister has kicked off hours after Liz Truss dramatically resigned as PM, barely six weeks ...

We need somebody who can unite the party, get us back in the polls and who can be a winner and Boris Johnson ticks all of those boxes." Mr Smith said: "We're looking at someone with a mandate with the general electorate, the membership, he's a winner. Her now-abandoned September mini-budget started the turmoil, sending financial markets into a tailspin. A first ballot will be held among MPs and the person with the lowest number of votes will be eliminated, if there are three candidates. Through Thursday morning, the number of MPs publicly calling for the prime minister to go doubled and Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee - a group of backbench MPs, was summoned to No 10 to give her an update. Under party rules, leadership hopefuls will need to secure the support of 100 MPs to enter the contest. "I feel disappointed, shocked, I backed Liz Truss," he said, and apologised to the country for the "instability" caused. On Wednesday, her home secretary, Suella Braverman, resigned and a chaotic night with accusations of bullying during a vote in the House of Commons followed, sealing her fate. Mr Johnson, who is on holiday in the Caribbean, was forced to resign as Conservative leader in July following a string of scandals. Hopefuls need the backing of 100 MPs by Monday, with her successor likely to be announced by Friday at the latest. A handful of the former prime minister's biggest political supporters are pressing him to make a comeback. A fast-tracked contest to find the next Tory leader and prime minister has kicked off hours after Liz Truss dramatically resigned as PM, barely six weeks into the job.

Boris Johnson and former finance minister Rishi Sunak were leading the potential contenders to replace British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Friday, ...

has now been very, very badly tarnished, and it may be very difficult to recover within the space of two years." [Truss quit](/world/uk/uk-pm-truss-threatens-disciplinary-action-against-rebel-lawmakers-2022-10-20/) on Thursday after the shortest, most chaotic tenure of any British prime minister after her economic programme shattered the country's reputation for financial stability and left many people poorer. Mordaunt is seen as a fresh pair of hands largely untainted by earlier administrations. Running in third is Penny Mordaunt, a former defence minister popular with Conservative Party members. He can turn it around again. With the Conservatives all but facing a wipe out in the next national election according to opinion polls, the race is on to become the fifth British premier in six years.

Ukraine's official Twitter account shared a meme seemingly calling for Johnson to return as U.K. prime minister, inspiring backlash from some.

The Breaking Bad spinoff starred Odenkirk as lawyer Jimmy McGill, who changed his name to Saul Goodman while becoming increasingly unethical. [resigned](https://www.newsweek.com/liz-truss-resigns-uk-prime-minister-calamitous-44-day-reign-1753513) her premiership on Thursday after serving six tumultuous weeks in office, making her the [shortest-serving](https://www.newsweek.com/liz-truss-shortest-ever-u-k-pm-tenure-william-henry-harrison-1753543) prime minister in U.K. He's self-serving. "A real slap in the face to all of the people in the UK who have supported Ukraine and welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their homes. He's corrupt. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/AndrewEQuinn/status/1583238981407252481).

Former PM dominates debate as contest to replace Liz Truss begins, just six weeks after he left office.

They can’t just pass around being prime minister and being chancellor like it is some sort of game of pass the parcel. “Boris Johnson has the most astonishing set of skills but there are one or two weaknesses kicking around in that personality and they were fairly brutally exposed. Any new Tory leader would have “no mandate” to rule, she told Sky News. “They have done huge damage now to our economy, to our global standing in the world and it is time for a general election to choose a government who can provide the stability and the leadership that the country desperately needs.” Jacob Rees-Mogg on Friday became the first Cabinet minister to publicly back Johnson. “He is probably not the character to restore our reputation for the next two years because of that controversy.”

LONDON — Boris Johnson is mulling an astonishing political comeback. His enemies within the Tory Party are already plotting how to stop him.

But he warned of Johnson: “His premiership came to an end for a reason, which is that there were serious questions about competence, credibility, and ethics. Johnson’s allies argue that he is the only candidate with a mandate from the public thanks to the 2019 election. If there are three candidates for the leadership on Monday, Tory MPs will vote to whittle down the list to two. “He’s not stoppable,” a Tory MP who is critical of Johnson warned. “There can be no coronation of previously failed candidates.” As far as I’m concerned I’ll listen to my constituents — and their message was ‘bring back Boris’.” After meeting Thursday afternoon, Tory Party bigwigs unveiled a plan that presents an obstacle to the former prime minister. That would crown a new leader early next week — avoiding the need for a Tory members’ ballot entirely “The 2024 election will be super-tough,” one Tory MP considering their options noted. Johnson’s critics fear he will amass votes from the Tory right and then leapfrog that 100-MP threshold. and the Conservative Party.” “MPs are already saying they’d defect or resign the whip.

The Ukrainian government has deleted a bizarre tweet which expressed support for Boris Johnson returning as UK Prime Minister following the resignation of ...

Journalist Andrew Quinn branded the tweet "A real slap in the face to all of the people in the UK who have supported Ukraine and welcomed Ukrainian refugees into their homes. The official government Twitter account shared a bizarre meme on its official government Twitter page expressing support for the return of the The Ukrainian government has deleted a bizarre tweet which expressed support for Boris Johnson returning as UK Prime Minister following the resignation of Liz Truss after just 44 days.