Boris Johnson returned to Britain on Saturday, considering an audacious bid to win a second term as prime minister just weeks after being forced out of office, with some colleagues warning his return could create more political chaos.
Potential candidates to replace Prime Minister Liz Truss, who resigned on Thursday after six weeks in office, were embarking on a weekend of lobbying to secure enough nominations to enter the leadership race ahead of the deadline. Monday (24th).
Johnson, who was vacationing in the Caribbean when Truss resigned, has not publicly commented on an offer for her old job. He has received the support of dozens of Conservative lawmakers, but must secure 100 nominations to be considered.
Commerce Department Minister James Duddridge said on Friday that Johnson told him he was “ready for it”. He added on Saturday that Johnson had secured 100 nominations, although a Reuters tally put him at around 40, while the tally showed former finance minister Rishi Sunak, so far the bookmaker’s favourite, had passed 100.
Only former Defense Minister Penny Mordaunt has formally declared that she will run, although a Reuters tally showed she had only 22 nominations so far ahead of Monday’s deadline.
The next prime minister, a post that will have changed hands three times in four years, will face a range of issues after Truss’ economic plans hit bond markets, pushed up government borrowing costs and added more pressure to households. and companies already struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.
Johnson was booed by some passengers on the plane to the UK, according to a Sky News reporter on the flight that arrived in London on Saturday morning. He waved to photographers at London’s Gatwick Airport before departing.
It would be an impressive comeback for the former journalist and former London mayor, who left Downing Street shrouded in scandal, saying other party lawmakers “changed the rules midway” to prevent him from serving a full term.
Source: CNN Brasil
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