Sunak closes in on No 10 as Johnson pulls out of race
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#651MB)
More than 165 MPs declare for ex-chancellor after Johnson said he would not run despite claiming he had 102 supporters
Boris Johnson has withdrawn from the race to be Conservative leader, leaving Rishi Sunak within touching distance of becoming prime minister.
After senior Tories warned a Johnson comeback would lead to chaos by the end of the week, the former prime minister admitted he did not have the backing of enough MPs to lead a united party.
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