Former prime minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the contest to
become Britain’s next leader on Sunday, saying he had the support
of enough lawmakers to progress to the next stage but well behind
front-runner former finance minister Rishi Sunak, Trend reports citing Reuters.
“There is a very good chance that I would be successful in the
election with Conservative Party members – and that I could indeed
be back in Downing Street on Friday,” Johnson said in a
statement.
“But in the course of the last days I have sadly come to the
conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do.
“You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in
parliament.”
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