Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the contest to replace Liz Truss and believes it is a matter of “national interest”, The Times has been told.

The former prime minister, who only left office six weeks ago, is taking soundings from friends but is said to believe he can turn the Conservative Party around. Several Tory MPs are already suggesting that he should replace Truss, who announced her resignation this afternoon after 44 days in office.

The prime minister said a successor would be chosen within a week “to deliver our fiscal plans and maintain our country’s economic stability”. Conservative members will be “consulted”, according to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee, which runs Tory leadership contests.

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Candidates for the Tory leadership election are expected to need the backing of 100 Tory MPs to run, The Telegraph can reveal.

That is five times the previous threshold of 20 Tory MPs to get on the ballot in the summer contest. It also means only a maximum of three candidates can run.

The details of the contest are just being finalised at an emergency meeting of the Tory party board.

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A new Tory leader will emerge before October 31, 2022.

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interesting

Karma just dey start with una for all of una atrocities the world over particularly in the developing and third world countries...

Shebi Lizzy don come kill Eliza then resign...now this low budget hybrid of Trump and Zelensky wan come back...

Very soon, Naira go get value pass Pounds...

We dey observation mode...

thats it, he has done it before , he can do it again

Please vote Peter obi for the sake of your children

Nothing is impossible. This is highly dramatic though . There are power grabbers globally. After grabbing the power, they now messed it up, just like the apc.

The man Boris

African leaders have a long way to go..

Be like competent person don finish for UK.

Meanwhile, why can't a black man become the UK prime minister?

Serves him good.

Ha...Nawa o

Time for re-chopping

Wow

Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson aka ( Bojo) resecure the office of Britain 's Prime Minister

Nonsense, Send this bitch away from holding power.

You can't be sucking dick and still rule over me.

ok

Come on Boris

Go get that cream, son







Yeah that’s what’s up

Amazing return!
Not like emilokan

The best man for the job

Haaaaaaa UK government is a joke

Lol

Some people believe the woman resigned for some credibility. Here’s full politics at play..

She resigned after meeting with some UK political fathers..