Former UK PM Boris Johnson pulls out of leadership race to replace Liz Truss

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a quality briefing arsenic Russia's onslaught connected Ukraine continues, successful Kyiv, Ukraine August 24, 2022.

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LONDON — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson volition not basal successful the enactment contention to regenerate outgoing person Liz Truss.

Despite being ousted from bureau conscionable 3 months ago, immoderate Conservative MPs had backed Johnson for the apical job, and helium reportedly told allies implicit the past mates of days that helium would formally articulation the contest.

Former civilization caput and adjacent Johnson state Nadine Dorries tweeted Thursday that helium was the lone MP with "a mandate from enactment members and the British public," having won the 2019 General Election.

Johnson antecedently enjoyed precocious levels of popularity until losing credibility successful the last months of his premiership amid governmental ungraded astir Covid-19 rule-breaking and his links to disgraced MP Chris Pincher.

In his parting code helium alluded to a aboriginal instrumentality to bureau with the words: "Hasta la vista, baby" oregon "see you later."

British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned Thursday, bringing to a adjacent a little 44-day tenure mired by "mini-budget" chaos, economical turmoil and weeks of governmental infighting.

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