LONDON — Boris Johnson, after campaigning hard for a comeback, suddenly dropped out of the race to return as Britain’s prime minister on Sunday, saying it was in the national interest to withdraw.
In a statement, Johnson said he had enough support to proceed to a vote among Conservative Party lawmakers on Monday. That claim was unsupported by tallies of lawmakers by the BBC and The Guardian, which did not show Johnson reaching the hurdle of 100 votes of 357 Tory members in the House of Commons.Johnson said, “I believe I have much to offer but I am afraid that this is simply not the right time.
"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.In fact, the problem for the mop-headed former leader ousted in July was this: a lot of his fellow Conservative Party lawmakers, alongside so-called Tory grandees and once-friendly tabloid hacks, thout his return to power would spell “disaster.
MarieRose42 Adieu Bojo!
UROCKlive1 BoJo's mama didn't raise no dummy.
He looks like he's just got back from an all night bender.
Pleasant music, instead of the crazy world.
I believe there just might have been some hints dropped on how things would play out if BoJo were 're-elected'. More mass resignations? More urgent calls for a general election? Tory public support down below zero?
What a loss
Damn, I was hoping BJ would return to finish the job of destroying a post-Brexit UK. 😜🤣 I guess the wise old men of the Tories bench win. They know they can't afford another clown show. 😝
Why not? Other artists do...
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Donald Trump, take a hint.
The man is smart despite the appearance he is a clown
Thank God!
maggieNYT Thank you Jesus.
maggieNYT Thank goodness.
Looking good
Boris out
Tomorrow: Boris jukes again and is the front leader once more.
Ah shucks! It would been kinda fun...
He's decided to run later.
Ah well, maybe next month.
Smart
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