Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has withdrawn from the race to become the next leader of the Conservative party and thus the next prime minister, British news agency PA Media reported on Sunday.
Johnson claimed to have won the support of 100 deputies, but declined to run, saying “it just wasn’t the right thing to do.”
“You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament,” Johnson says according to the agency.
The announcement comes after Britain’s former finance minister Rishi Sunak officially entered the race to lead the Conservative Party, his second bid for the job this year. Sunak has already collected the necessary 100 nominations from Conservative party members to run.
Sunak tried to become leader seven weeks ago after Johnson resigned, but lost to Liz Truss, who resigned on Thursday. A runoff between the two men could have been divisive for the ruling Conservative party, not least because many of Johnson’s supporters blame Sunak’s resignation in July for bringing his government down.
The Conservatives, in power for 12 years, are currently mired in turmoil following Truss’ resignation after a chaotic short term. Sunak declared on Sunday morning (23) that he would be in the race.
In a Twitter post, he wrote: “The UK is a great country, but we face a prof.an economic crisis. That’s why I’m running to be the leader of the Conservative Party and its next prime minister. I want to fix our economy, unite our Festas and deliver to our country.”
Source: CNN Brasil
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