- Prime Minister Liz Truss last week announced her resignation after her first economic proposal, an unfunded tax cut, sent in British economy into a deeper downward spiral.
- Johnson never official entered the race, but his return from an overseas trip after Truss’ public resignation Thursday fueled speculation that he would try to recapture his former elected post.
- The former prime minister reportedly has said he has the requisite 100 nominations to appear on the ballot for the Conservative party membership.
- “This would simply not be the right thing to do” because“you can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament,” Johnson reportedly said Sunday.
- Britain’s former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak has officially entered the race to lead the Conservative party.
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Boris Johnson Says Won’t Compete To Replace Truss, Become PM Again
Johnson was forced to resign as prime minister earlier this year after he lost support from the country's ruling conservative party following a series of scandals
