Boris Johnson

Mr Johnson is said to believe it would be 'in the national interest' for him to run again.

The Tory MP, who described himself as someone who had strongly supported the former prime minister in the past, told Sky News: “I just think it’s too soon. So a mandate from people in the last general election, a mandate from party members and somebody actually who can get this party going again, get us winning elections again. “Good luck to Boris. He is currently on holiday in the Caribbean with his wife Carrie. Polling of Tory members released on Wednesday found that nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) want Mr Johnson to take over. The former Prime Minister is said to be “taking soundings” on whether to run again, according to The Times.

New UK leader to be in place by Oct. 28; UK Chancellor Hunt rules out his candidature; Former PM Johnson expected to run for leadership: Times ...

UK PM Liz Truss Resigns: Boris Johnson had then described his experience as the UK prime minister stating that he was “sad... to be giving up the best job ...

Boris Johnson had also described his experience as the UK prime minister stating that he was “sad... UK PM Liz Truss Resigns: Boris Johnson had then described his experience as the UK prime minister stating that he was “sad... “And let me say now, to the people of Ukraine, that I know that we in the UK will continue to back your fight for freedom for as long as it takes,” Boris Johnson had said. “It is clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new Prime Minister,” Boris Johnson had then said. to be giving up the best job in the world”. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson could stand in the Conservative Party leadership contest to

The former culture secretary has said there cannot be a 'coronation' of a new prime minister.

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As Tories prepare to elect next leader, here are the MPs who have not ruled out running.

[firing politely worded shots](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/04/kwasi-kwarteng-fiscal-plan-date-thrown-into-confusion) at Truss from the sidelines at the Conservative conference, the idea of him becoming prime minister would have seemed ludicrous – and to some colleagues it still does. To Shapps’ advantage, he is seen as a steady ministerial hand, a decent media communicator and an ideological pragmatist. [chose Liz Truss](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/05/liz-truss-wins-tory-leadership-race-to-become-britains-next-pm) to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, the party’s MPs – and, in some way, the members again – will [select a successor](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/liz-truss-to-quit-as-prime-minister) to Truss in an accelerated week-long contest. But Braverman’s brief stint as home secretary is likely to have burnished her credentials with the Tory right. Are enough MPs on her ideological wavelength and willing to take another punt on someone with robust rightwing views? She could be awful. She could be brilliant. However, it remains to be seen if he wants to stand, and if he does, he may be seen as too niche a choice to even be a unity candidate. He came a fairly distant fourth in the 2019 Tory leadership contest and did not even stand in the summer, but he has a long ministerial pedigree, serving on the frontbench for a decade, including stints as chancellor, home secretary and health secretary. Her prospects, however, seem relatively slim. Here are some of the contenders who could stand. [stood in for Truss](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2022/oct/17/the-pm-is-not-under-a-desk-penny-mordaunt-forced-to-defend-liz-trusss-absence-video) to answer an urgent question.

Chances of former chancellor taking the top job stand at around 13/8, according to an odds-checking website, despite Boris Johnson's potential comeback.

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to stand in the Conservative Party leadership contest, The Times reports, citing unidentified people.

LONDON — Whisper it, but Boris Johnson could be on the comeback trail. The ousted former Conservative leader is strongly rumored to be mulling a return to ...

She dropped out of the race after failing to win the support of enough MPs and endorsed Truss, with her supporters moving the same way in a big boost for Truss’ campaign. Braverman has made all the right noises when it comes to pleasing the right of the Conservative party, while alienating centrists in the process. Only this week she bashed the “Guardian-reading, tofu-eating wokerati,” and a hardline stance on migration was seen as helping to put the brakes on a coveted U.K. She pointedly opposes gender-neutral toilets in public buildings, and, as trade secretary, has argued that the U.K. There’s nothing to stop a return to Downing Street for a former prime minister, but a comeback could be limited by the new rules. MPs and activists loyal to Johnson swiftly accused Sunak of putting his ambitions before the country. In what would be an astonishing twist in the long-running Tory psychodrama, a host of U.K. Treasury could allow him to offer a steady hand on the tiller. Though in the end Badenoch came a distant fourth in voting among MPs, she has won admirers from the party’s right wing for railing against so-called ‘woke’ culture. Former Cabinet minister and chief cheerleader Nadine Dorries has been gunning for his return, while fellow Tory MP Paul Bristow told Sky News Thursday the message from his constituents was clear: “Bring back Boris.” Sunak remains controversial with Tory members, however. The colorful Brexiteer needs little introduction.