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Boris Johnson has already secured 73 nominations within 24 hours of announcing the leadership race, according to Express. co. uk’s David Maddox. A friend said he had spoken to M. Johnson via WhatsApp and was “ready for it” and would fly to the UK from his Caribbean holiday to enter the contest. So far, Penny Mordaunt is the only candidate who has announced that she will sign up for the leadership crusade and Rishi Sunak is expected to announce that she will sign up for the battle.
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 committee, said MPs would want a hundred nominations of Conservative MPs until 2pm. Monday to participate in the race, five times the number requested in the first round of the festival this summer.
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The former minister remains popular with large sections of the Conservative Party.
Half of the Conservative electorate, the Conservatives, made a mistake by removing Boris Johnson earlier this year.
A new vote via TechneUK for Express. co. uk shows that 49% of MPs who supported the party in the last general election were wrong to oust its former leader.
The discoveries come as Johnson prepares to make a sensational comeback.
The former Prime Minister returns from his Caribbean vacation to publicize his crusade to update Liz Truss.
Just seven weeks after No. 10, several Conservative MPs made public their call for Mr. 10’s return. Johnson.
Rishi Sunak is believed to have lost Liz Truss’s last leadership election because he was accused of stabbing his former boss in the back when he resigned on July 5.
The former prime minister is enjoying a vacation with his circle of relatives in the Dominican Republic when Liz Truss announced his resignation.
Boris Johnson photographed via Sky News on a flight back to the UK amid calls for him to return to Downing Street.
Despite being ousted by his own party just 3 months ago, the former mayor of London has one of the first for the next prime minister.
Mr. Johnson photographed on a BA flight to London with his wife Carrie and two young men in economy class.
Sky’s Mark Stone, who on board the same flight, commented on the situation: “There are many hypotheses about how and where he would go, he has been in the Dominican Republic for two weeks and many hypotheses about when he could travel. “return.
“He’s sitting in economy class, very close to the back of the plane, with his wife and children, one of his sons at the top of it.
“He is dressed in a suit, with his head forward, deep in thought, but moments before one of his sons gets on the most sensible thing about him: a circle of relatives returning from vacation. “
Rishi Sunak entered the race after Liz Truss resigned on Thursday.
However, resources for the former chancellor told ITV that he had already secured the hundred nominations of Conservative MPs needed to take office.
Ed Davey has called Boris Johnson a “liar” and a “criminal” as more MPs become ministers again.
The Liberal Democrat leader said: “Just a few months ago, Conservative MPs said Boris Johnson had no compatibility to lead the country.
“Many are now rallying to put this liar and offender at number 10. It is an insult to other Britons who are denied a voice in this matter. “
Just a few months ago, Conservative MPs said Boris Johnson has no compatibility to lead the country. Now, many are gathering to put this liar and transgressor back at number 10. It is an insult to other Britons who are denied a voice. in this story.
Rishi Sunak is closing in on the hundred nominations needed to advance to the next round of the leadership race.
The former chancellor has appointments opposite to Boris Johnson’s 73.
The number of requests, adding those made in private, that must remain anonymous are:
Rishi Sunak: 94
Boris Johnson: 68
Penny Mordaunt: 25
Jacob Rees-Mogg said members of the Conservative Party will have to weigh in on who will be the next prime minister.
Speaking to the Telegraph, the trade secretary said he opposes any kind of deal to prevent party members from having a voice.
He said, “I’m in favor of the members deciding the direction; I think that’s the right position to follow. And I think the 1922 committee and the Conservative board of trustees were very successful in moving it to a position where it can be done quickly. I am in favour of that being conveyed to members.
Boris Johnson could lose his chance of returning to No. 10 following the Privileges Committee investigation, Andrew Marr warned.
The former BBC political editor told LBC: “I just don’t think I’m someone who can unite the Conservative Party at this stage.
“Even if it’s a winner, even if they appreciate his exuberant confirmation and everything else, and that personality.
“Well, of course, this privilege committee thing hanging over him. Did he lie to Parliament?”
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Boris Johnson received approval from a cabinet minister, while Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan gave him her support.
Alongside one campaign, he tweeted: “I have worked a lot with Boris Johnson for many years.
“He can continue for the country and already has a mandate. It’s time to #bringbackboris. “
I have worked a lot with u2066@BorisJohnsonu2069 for many years. He can continue for the country and already has a mandate. It’s time to #ramenerboris pic. twitter. com/PbkHCj06iM
Boris Johnson has already secured 73 nominations within 24 hours of announcing the leadership race, according to Express. co. uk’s David Maddox.
A pro-Boris Johnson MP said the former prime minister told him he was “ready” and would return to the UK after his Caribbean holiday to take part in the Conservative leadership race.
Sir James Duddridge told PA news agency: “I have been in contact with the head of WhatsApp.
“He’s coming back. He said, ‘I’m going back, Dudders, we’re going to do it. I’m ready for that. “
Boris Johnson’s close ally, Alok Sharma, has voiced his own for the former prime minister.
The COP26 president said: “I @BorisJohnson, won a mandate from the electorate in 2019.
“We want to start delivering the manifesto of @conservateurs in which we were elected. “
I @BorisJohnson: won a mandate from the electorate in 2019 We want to start delivering the manifesto of @conservateurs in which we were elected
Boris Johnson’s chances of being the next Tory leader have been reduced from 3/1 to 2/1 via Betfair Exchange.
The former prime minister has a score of 8/15 for receiving more than a hundred nominations from party MPs to run for leadership.
They are as follows:
Rishi Sunak: 10/11 (it was 4/6 on Friday morning)
Boris Johnson: 2/1 (it was 3/1 on Friday morning)
-Penny Mordaunt: 6/1 (was on 9/1 confirming that she will participate in the contest)
Former cabinet minister Sajid Javid subsidized Rishi Sunak, saying the former chancellor has the “values our party needs” to “get out of the mistakes of the past. “
Mr. Javid tweeted: “It is very transparent that Rishi Sunak has what it takes to face the demanding situations we face: he is the right user to lead our party and move the country forward. “
“The only way for our party to vindicate our values and regain our reputation as delegates is to move beyond the mistakes of the afterlife and unite for the future. “
A total of 27% of other people would be satisfied if Boris Johnson returned as prime minister, according to the most recent YouGov poll.
When asked if they would feel satisfied or dissatisfied with this perspective, 14% said they would be very satisfied and 13% satisfied.
However, 43% would be very unhappy.
Would he be satisfied or dissatisfied if Boris Johnson returned as prime minister?Happy: 27% Unsatisfied: 52% Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied: 18%https://t. co/Cjb7JvFd2z pic. twitter. com/9nQgMaPAe4
Nominees must obtain at least one hundred nominations by 2 p. m. Monday to progress.
If two or three applicants exceed that threshold, there will be two rounds of voting through MPs on Monday night.
Voting will then open online, final Friday morning for members to vote on, and the result will be announced Friday night.
If a single parliamentarian reaches the threshold, he will automatically be prime minister.
Ryanair ruled out Boris Johnson and joked that the potential candidate is returning home after his holiday with them.
Boris Johnson has reportedly returned from his Caribbean amid a developing hypothesis as he will announce his candidacy for leadership.
Alongside a photo of Mr Johnson, the cheap airline joked: “Let’s be clear: we are NOT Boris to get home today. “
Let’s be clear: we will NOT help Boris get home pic. twitter. com/27mDpbS0nq
Penny Mordaunt has officially shown that she is running as the next Conservative leader.
The candidate, who also participated in the summer competition, tweeted: “I have been encouraged by colleagues who want a fresh start, a united component and leadership in the national interest.
“I’m running to be the leader of the Conservative Party and its minister: to unite our country, deliver on our promises and win the next GE. “
I have been encouraged through colleagues who need a fresh start, a united party and leadership in the national interest. I’m running to be the leader of the Conservative Party and its Prime Minister, to unite our country, keep our promises, and win the next EL. #PM4PM pic. twitter. com/MM0NTHJ5lH
Rishi Sunak increases his lead over Boris Johnson with declared nominations out of Boris Johnson’s 59.
The number of requests, adding those made in private, that must remain anonymous are:
Rishi Sunak: 70
Boris Johnson: 59
Penny Mordaunt: 21
Boris Johnson’s return was subsidized by Ukraine in a deleted tweet that has since been deleted.
The former conservative leader’s voice came from the Ukrainian government, with his official account posting a meme on Twitter referencing the popular Netflix series, “Better Call Saul,” matching Mr. Johnson’s face with the actor’s and replacing his name.
He “is the choice” to update Liz Truss in the new race for the conservative leadership, a prominent Ukrainian politician told Express. co. uk.
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Conservative MP Nigel Mills said it was a “mistake” of him not to face Rishi Sunak in the summer leadership race.
He said the former foreign minister would be his choice to update the outgoing minister.
Mills tweeted: “A few weeks ago, I replaced my brain and not RishiSunak.
“I’m making the same mistake again, obviously it’s the prime minister we want to repair stability and deal with the many serious and demanding situations facing the country. “
A few weeks ago, I replaced my brain and not @RishiSunak. No I will make the same mistake again, obviously it is the Prime Minister that we want to repair stability and deal with the many serious and demanding situations facing the country.
Simon Clarke has the third cabinet minister to publicly back Boris Johnson if he makes the decision to run for the leadership.
The Telegraph reports Secretary Leveling Up has suggested other people to the former prime minister.
In a statement with Ben Houchen, mayor of Tees Valley, they said: “Boris is the user we want to lead our country and our party. “
Liz Truss is expected to deliver the resignation honors, according to reports.
The Telegraph has revealed that the prime minister can simply bestow chivalry or nobility on members of his crusade team.
The names have not yet been revealed, but those whose staff leader, Mark Fulbrook, may be on the list, Ms. Truss has only been on Dowing Street for six weeks.
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Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak maintains his leadership with publicly declared appointments between Boris Johnson’s 41 and Penny Mordaunt’s 18.
The number of requests, adding those made privately that must remain anonymous are:
Rishi Sunak 64
Boris Johnson59
Penny Mordaunt 20
The concerns are about the Privileges Committee’s investigation into Boris Johnson.
The investigation is ongoing after Johnson was accused of misleading MPs about parties held in Downing Street during the lockdown.
Johnson told MPs in December 2021 that “all the rules had been fully followed in the n. °10”, six months before Scotland Yard imposed over a hundred fines, and personally added the then prime minister, for the Covid parties that broke the law.
If he is found to have defied Parliament, Johnson could be suspended from the House of Commons or even lose his seat.
Witnesses running with the Committee told ITV’s Paul Brand that there is no shortage of other people willing to testify against M. Johnson.
Witnesses working with the Committee of Privileges tell me there is no shortage of others willing to testify against Boris Johnson. The threat is that they will decide even more whether he returns as prime minister, which may make the total fiasco much more embarrassing for the party. https://t. co/PkaENFFbwG
The European Research Group (ERG) of Conservative MPs will convene a full plenary assembly on Monday morning to discuss who deserves to be in the leadership race.
The assembly will begin at 10. 30am and will play a key role in Boris Johnson’s ability to win the hundred MPs needed to face MPs on the ballot.
The ERG is now attractive: it is divided, some opt for Johnson and others refuse. It’s not a united cohort and with a Braverman candidate can’t get a hundred nominations, it will be attractive to see where Steve Baker is headed, remember, he asked Johnson to leave.
Jesse Norman, the foreign secretary, warned that choosing Boris Johnson as the next Conservative leader would be an “absolutely catastrophic decision”.
He said: “There are several very potential candidates for the Conservative leader position.
“But opting for Boris now would be, and I say this knowingly, a surely catastrophic decision. “
The Conservative Chari of the Select Committee on Justice, Sir Bob Neill, has publicly called on Rishi Sunak to be Britain’s next prime minister.
A very undeniable selection for me: it has to be @RishiSunak. We want to demonstrate with integrity and delight who can rebuild trust. He had the right plan for the economy this summer and now he has the plan correcto. pic. twitter. com/KjKzwGviXd
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has eliminated the race for the Conservative leadership.
He advised the Conservative Party to unite and told it to “lean towards Boris Johnson” to update Liz Truss.
The reasons I gave last time for not showing up have not changed. I will ask all applicants to recognize that they have economic security at home without national security. This requires genuine investment in our armed forces and intelligence agencies.
Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak leads with publicly declared appointments between Boris Johnson’s 36 and Penny Mordaunt’s 18.
The number of requests, adding those made privately that must remain anonymous are:
Rishi Sunak 57
Boris Johnson52
Penny Mordaunt 20
Baroness Morgan, a former Conservative MP and former cabinet minister, said a senior Conservative MP had recently told her the mood within the party is now “even worse than in the Brexit years”.
Speaking to Times Radio, he said: “It’s one thing to make tough decisions that are unpopular, but you know they’re right. And I went, in 2010, after the election and everything else. “
“But the Brexit years have been pretty miserable, the parties split, everything else, and someone, a very experienced MP, told me this week that she said it even worse than the Brexit years.
“And that’s not why other people are running for office, you know, you get it around your neck, your inboxes are full of other people who rightly complain, you go to your constituency, more people complain, that’s what this new leader needs to take everywhere. “
Ian Blackford, the leader of the SNP in Westminster, said there would be a “wave of revulsion” across Scotland if Boris Johnson returns as minister.
Blackford told BBC Radio Scotland: “As we talk about it this morning, we are involved that the Conservatives will need to send us Boris Johnson back. I think there will be a wave of revulsion across Scotland. “
He added: “You have to think that the Tories haven’t learned anything from what we went through and why Boris Johnson had to be swept away.
“We continue to see Parliament as a non-public plaything of those on the conservative right who need to adopt the policies they have implemented. “
The Kremlin has mocked Britain as it suffers from political turmoil.
Asked about Boris Johnson’s imaginable return as prime minister, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not expect “political wisdom” from Britain.
He said: “We do not expect political acumen and wisdom from the countries of the collective West, let alone Britain.
“Especially in Britain, where other people are not the chief executive, which seems to be the result of internal party reorganizations. “
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told friends he didn’t need to run for the Conservative leadership.
A final resolution has still been taken, but its resolution may ensure that Boris Johnson enters the circular moment with members.
Wallace, who just returned from intense talks in Washington D. C. about the war in Ukraine, was in talks with other Conservative MPs after Liz Truss announced she would step down as prime minister just 44 days after taking office.
A Conservative MP told Express. co. uk: “Ben said he didn’t need to run. He didn’t put his hat in the ring this summer and he doesn’t need to do it now. “
Aher added: “He talks to friends, but his focus is on the race and he has made it clear that he doesn’t need to work. “
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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak would now go toe-to-toe with nominations to be the Conservative leader.
The number of parliamentarians who publicly hold Rishi Sunak as prime minister is 52.
The number of MPs who have publicly declared themselves supporters of Boris Johnson is 36.
But adding those who are not allowed to publicly claim their support, adding whips and members of the 1922, any of the candidates has 52 nominations, with Penny Mordaunt in 3rd position with 19 votes.
The threshold to advance to the next level of the race is one hundred votes.
Conservative MP Paul Bristow has advised Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to work together to unite the fractured party.
Speaking at LBC, he said, “I think we want to bring the organization together. They are two big beasts in our group and it makes a lot of sense for them to paint together. “
Boris Johnson supporter Paul Bristow told @LBC that Rishi Sunak will be presented with a big task in Boris’ cabinet. “I think we want to bring the organization together. They are two big beasts in our party and it makes a lot of sense for you to paint together. “
The leadership election should end on Monday or Tuesday and be won through someone who can unite the Conservative Party, former cabinet secretary Lord O’Donnell said.
He told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that everyone will “do this fast”.
He said a result by Monday or Tuesday would be helpful and “it has to be transparent that this user can unite the Conservative Party. “
He told the show: “You can have the budget statement, the budget, but if it’s about making things go through the House and in fact the Conservative Party is not united, then there’s uncertainty about whether it will go through the House or not, then you don’t get that certainty even if there’s a budget statement.
“People don’t know if it’s going to be carried out or not. “
Jacob Rees-Mogg has publicly declared his for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson after privately requesting it last night.
Rees-Mogg joined more than 50 MPs calling for Rees-Mogg’s return. Johnson held the highest office.
pic. twitter. com/nki9lbeEQ9
A word cloud from a PeoplePolling poll showed that they linked the terms “useless,” “disorderly” and “incompetent” to the Conservative Party as much as possible.
Professor Matthew Goodwin, from the University of Kent’s School of Politics and International Relations, said it was the “lowest point in the history of British polling” for the Conservatives.
He added that he had “never noticed that in my life. “
“The closest 17% when Brexit collapsed in spring 2019.
“The party now has only 29% of the other people who voted for Boris Johnson in 2019 and 19% of Brexit voters. “
The chances of Boris Johnson making a sensational return to No. 10 as the next Tory leader have dropped to 3/1, having been 30/1 on Thursday.
Betfair Exchange: the conservative leader
Rishi Sunak: 4/6 (was Thursday 11/10)
Boris Johnson: 3/1 (it was 30/1 on Thursday)
Penny Mordaunt: 9/2
Ben Wallace: 39/1
Betfair spokesman Sam Rosbottom said: “Boris Johnson’s chances of making a sensational return to number 10 continue to diminish with the former prime minister now favouriting at the moment at 3/1, having been 30/1 on Thursday, to be the next Tory leader. . .
“Johnson is believed to be privately urging MPs to back his bid to resume his role as Conservative leader, despite his resignation just 3 months ago.
Meanwhile, Rishi Sunak is 8/11 to succeed Truss, whom he lost as Conservative leader last month, to Penny Mordaunt 9/2.
The Conservatives are election annihilation after the Techne UK/Express. co. uk vote gave Labour a 31-point lead.
The disastrous result would leave the Conservatives with only 11 seats and Labour with a majority of 430.
The poll of 1,632 voters Oct. 19-20 ended before Truss’ dramatic resignation today. This would result in a loss of 346 seats for the Conservatives out of 357 existing, but 356 from the number they won in the last general election.
The effects showed a drop in confidence in his government, with 70% having a negative view.
Labour with 53% (4% more) while the Conservatives only had 22%.
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Liz Truss arrived in Downing Street this morning after her explosive resignation yesterday.
Truss has a conservative leadership pick that ends next Friday.
Conservative MPs who wish to update it will want at least a hundred nominations to enter the race.
A Conservative MP has opposed “looking the other way” at Boris Johnson as he prepares to return to No. 10.
The Conservative MP told Express. co. uk: “On the positive side, he is the one who has a mandate from the British people.
“On the other hand, he forced him to leave. The important thing with Boris is that you can’t take your eyes off him.
“Boris is on a different scale than MPs. “
The chancellor, who only returned to government last Friday in a bid to save Liz Truss, is waiting to see MPs ask him to run for leader before assessing the situation. A source close to Hunt told Express. co. uk: “These are Rishi Sunak supporters who realise that their guy is unacceptable to the party as a whole [because of his role in getting rid of Boris Johnson] and come to Jeremy as the candidate unit. He saved the economy this week and can save the party. , however, Rishi’s supporters want to find a solution. “
Express. co. uk learned of an assembly of One Nation MPs to the left of Sunak’s supporters, adding Alec Shelbrooke, Alex Chalk, Gavin Williamson and Caroline Nokes.
The discussion about who can be a candidate for unity.
A source said: “Jeremy received the highest score. Rishi in the highest position left the feeling that factionalism would be reversed, with the Truss/Johnson extended family being the irreconcilable strangers. “
They agreed that Penny Mordaunt was “presentable” but “not as capable as the other two. “
Thursday, October 20
Applications open at night
Monday, October 24
14:00: Closing of applications
3. 30 p. m. : First vote by Members
18:00: First result
6. 30 p. m. : Indicative vote of the two candidates
9 p. m. : Result of the indicative vote
Late afternoon: if there are two last, members’ voting opens
Friday, October 28
11am: Closing of votes of members
Afternoon: The result of the festival is announced
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