Tory leadership contest: How the week will unfold
Candidates need the support of 100 MPs to get on to the ballot on Monday.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
Candidates need the support of 100 MPs to get on to the ballot on Monday.
The 'two-month chancellor' said Sunak is "immensely talented" after Johnson confirmed he had pulled out of the leadership race.
Boris Johnson's political comeback ended before it could even begin. His decision to 'pull out', however, has raised some chuckles online.
Rishi Sunak is now all but certain to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom.
The ex-PM was forced to quit by his own MPs after a series of political crises. We've kept it short!
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker, an influential figure on the Tory right, is backing former chancellor Rishi Sunak.
Lisa Nandy has gone in two-footed on Boris Johnson this morning, describing his bid to return as Prime Minister as 'utter desperation'.
Nadhim Zahawi has become the latest high-profile Tory politician to support Boris Johnson's bid for re-election as Prime Minister.
Have some shame, would you? This lot have performed some extreme mental gymnastics, to justify why they want Boris Johnson back as PM.
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