Johnson returns home from the Caribbean to contend for leadership of the Tories, but Suniak is ahead, and Labor laugh …
Senior Tories are trying to broker a face-to-face meeting between Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak in an attempt to end the conflict involving the party, while the former Prime Minister has ended his vacation in the Dominican Republic and has taken an overnight flight back to London in the race for the keys to No10 Downing Street. he returns to try to contest the leadership of the party and the government with Rishi Sunak, the other contender who is now seen ahead.
With the battle for Liz Truss's succession rapidly turning into a race for two, a deal could end the competition immediately and could offer the best hope of healing the bitter divisions among the Tories.
It is speculated among supporters of Downing Street's old neighbors that the two can find a deal to be together, but that seems unlikely given the distance between the two on key issues and the desire of both to get the top spot. The personal ambition of the two risks costing the party dearly.
Outgoing Prime Minister Truss, backed by Johnson for the top seat, is said to be preparing to support him in his return to Downing Street. Kemi Badenoch is also said to be moving to support Johnson, as is former interior minister Suella Braverman. The support of both could help consolidate the support of the party's right wing.
But there are fears that some centrist MPs may resign from the Tory group in protest, considering it unacceptable to the leadership. This could open the door for Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer to force a lightning election and unleash a defeat for the Conservatives. The party that was overwhelmingly victorious with Johnson is now 39 points behind Labor in the polls, a gap virtually unheard of in history.
The news comes as Rishi Sunak is believed to have been the first to secure the support of 100 MPs, garnering enough support to take part in Monday's leadership vote.
The latest figures provided by the Conservative Home indicate that Sunak has 98 supporters, Johnson 51 and Ms. Mordaunt 22.
As Johnson returns home from vacation in the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace is among the leading figures in favor of his shock return, just six weeks after being ousted from power amid a flood of Partygate resignations. and treachery.
That of Boris Johnson would be a sensational return, but his policy should also be such to revive the fortunes of a party that, after the further messes of Truss and Hunt, appears in disarray.
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