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Why did Boris Johnson resign as prime minister? Timeline of his biggest scandals as he plots comeback

As former PM appears set to launch a new Tory leadership bid, we look back on the moments that forced him out of Downing Street just months ago

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak, predictor of chaos, takes another tilt at No 10

The ex-chancellor lost out to Liz Truss in the last leadership contest just six weeks ago after warning her tax plans would bring turmoil.

The Independent UK

UK Tory rivals Johnson, Sunak hold 'secret summit' as Mordaunt urges unity

London (AFP) - British Conservative leadership rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held talks late into the night, reports said Sunday, as the feuding political heavyweights battle behind the scenes to lead their fractured ruling party.

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Rishi Sunak announces he is running to become the next Tory Prime Minister

The former chancellor is the favourite to succeed Liz Truss, with Boris Johnson also trying to become a candidate

Daily Record

Rishi Sunak confirms he is running to be next Prime Minister

He already has enough backing to take part in the vote

Wales Online

The Tory MPs backing Boris Johnson after saying he had to go

Only a few months ago they had issued statements accusing the ex PM of "errors of judgement" and a lack of "integrity" as well as damaging the party and the country

Wales Online

UK's Johnson, Sunak Meet amid Private Battle for Tory Leadership

Conservative rivals Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak held face-to-face talks late Saturday, reports said, as the feuding pair who once headed Britain's government were poised to battle for the leadership of their fractured ruling party. Former prime minister Johnson, who returned from a Caribbean holiday earlier in the day aiming…

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Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hold secret summit talks over deal to become Prime Minister

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have a rocky relationship after the Chancellor quit in a move that led to the Prime Minister being toppled in July - now they're facing off for PM

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer warns markets are spooked by Tory ‘psychodrama’

The Labour leader's comments come as reports suggest Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may seek to claw back £40 billion of public finances by hiking taxes for high earners

Wales Online

Johnson and Sunak hold talks over UK leadership race

LONDON — Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, contenders to be the next U.K. prime minister, held face-to-face talks Saturday to discuss the Conservative leadership contest, according to people familiar with the discussions, seeking a deal that would eliminate the need to take a potentially divisive runoff vote between them to…

Tribune News Service

Speculation over Johnson-Sunak deal as Tory frontrunners yet to declare

Boris Johnson was lagging behind his former chancellor in support from MPs as Rishi Sunak gained a valuable ally in Kemi Badenoch.

The Independent UK

'Only a general election can let British people choose their destiny after Tory chaos'

Liz Truss trashed the economy and her party. British people now want not just a change of leader, but a change of government - and only a general election can deliver that

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak gains valuable ally in likely bid for No 10 - as Boris Johnson backers challenged over claims he's reach magic number

It comes after Mr Johnson returned to the UK to plot a bid to rerun for the top job in a move that has divided opinion among Conservative MPs, including his former allies

Manchester Evening News

'Tory MPs must have amnesia if they want to bring Boris Johnson back as PM'

Boris Johnson's Tory backers can put their fingers in their ears but cannot ignore the fact the former PM is still the subject of a Parliamentary inquiry into claims he lied to MPs, says Jason Beattie

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Sunak and Johnson set to face off in UK leadership contest

LONDON — The U.K. leadership race is shaping up to be a battle between two old adversaries: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, who helped oust the former prime minister from office just four months ago.

Daily Mirror

'Tories want Boris Johnson back as PM because he is the best they can hope for'

Mark Steel says the Conservative Party kicked Boris Johnson out because, under his leadership, they might be reduced to 100 Tory MPs at an election - but now they want him back

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership race: what happens next?

As party prepares to choose its third leader in little more than six weeks, here’s a step-by-step guide to the process

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson arrives back in the UK ahead of expected Tory leadership entry

Tory MPs will vote on Monday, and two candidates will be put forward to the Tory membership unless one pulls out, with a result being announced on Friday

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'Virtually impossible' to remove Douglas Ross as Scottish Tory leader

THERE is no way for Scottish Tory MSPs to sack Douglas Ross, it has been revealed.

Al Jazeera

UK’s Sunak ‘qualifies’ for PM race as Johnson eyes comeback

Boris Johnson cuts short his holiday apparently to join the PM race, as ex-chancellor leads in Tory leadership contest.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak ‘first contender to pass threshold of 100 Tory MPs’ in race to become PM

RISHI Sunak is believed to have become the first Conservative leadership candidate to secure the backing of 100 MPs, shoring up sufficient support…

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘first contender to pass threshold of 100 Tory MPs’

Former PM Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.

Daily Record

Scottish Tory MSPs stuck with Douglas Ross as they have no way of firing him as leader

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Tory MSPs have no formal way of forcing a confidence vote in their leader, unlike at Westminster

The Independent UK

Blackford: Scotland faces economic turmoil under any new Tory prime minister

The SNP Westminster leader said Scotland would lose regardless of who wins the Tory leadership contest.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson faces being 'booted out by Christmas' if he returns as Prime Minister

Key Tory figures fear the ex-Prime Minister's return would plunge the Conservative party into 'death spiral' but claim he appears 'up for it', the Mirror reports.

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