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Boris Johnson abandons the race for conservative leadership

Boris Johnson: "I got enough votes but came to the conclusion that my candidacy was not going to be fair".

He added: "The best thing I can do right now is not to keep running and give my support to anyone who can. I trust I have a lot to offer, but this just wouldn’t be the right move".

Johnson continued in his statement: "Early elections will be a disaster for the country it must bet on economic reform And get out of the crisis".

He has declared: "I feel I can win the 2024 election and have actually secured the number of representatives needed to run, but I just feel this is not the right thing for my job as I cannot run for the leadership of a divided party.".

On Saturday morning, Johnson returned to Britain from his vacation in the Dominican Republic, days after the dramatic resignation of his successor, Liz Terrace.

Rishi Sonak

And on Sunday, former British conservative finance minister Rishi Sunak announced his candidacy for prime minister, with 144 backers, after Liz Terrace stepped down from office, in her second attempt in months to lead the UK government. which is facing several crises.

He tweeted: "That United Kingdom Great country but we are facing Economic crisis Deep (…) I want to reform our economy, join our party and help our country".

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And he said Boris Johnson“I got enough votes, but I came to the conclusion that my candidacy was not going to be fair.”

He added: “The best thing I can do now is not keep running and give my support to anyone who succeeds. I trust I have a lot to offer, but it just wouldn’t be the right step.”

In his statement, Johnson continued: “An early election would be a disaster for a country that must focus on … economic reform out of the crisis.

He said: “I feel I can win the 2024 election and have actually managed to secure the number of representatives needed to run, but I just feel this is not the right thing for my job as I cannot run to lead a divided party. party.”

On Saturday morning, Johnson returned to Britain from his vacation in the Dominican Republic, days after the dramatic resignation of his successor, Liz Terrace.

Rishi Sonak

And on Sunday, former British conservative finance minister Rishi Sunak announced his candidacy for prime minister, with 144 backers, after Liz Terrace stepped down from office, in her second attempt in months to lead the UK government. which is facing several crises.

In a tweet he wrote: “ United Kingdom Great country but we are facing Economic crisis Deep (…) I want to reform our economy, unite our party and provide aid to our country “.

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