Boris Johnson has arrived again within the UK as hypothesis mounts that the previous prime minister will enter the Tory management race.
Mr Johnson has been on vacation within the Dominican Republic however flew residence after Liz Truss’s dramatic resignation on Thursday.
The Conservative Party has every week to choose a brand new chief and prime minister.
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Mr Johnson flew to Gatwick Airport in financial system alongside his spouse and kids and there was “mixed reaction” as he and his household boarded the airplane earlier than everybody else, in keeping with our US correspondent Mark Stone.
He mentioned a number of passengers seemed “slightly bewildered” and there have been just a few boos.
The flight was tracked by round 7,000 individuals by the FlightRadar24 web site.
Mr Johnson formally resigned six weeks in the past after a sequence of scandals and mass resignations amongst his ministers however continues to be standard amongst some Tory MPs and the social gathering membership.
Three cupboard ministers have mentioned they’d again Mr Johnson within the contest: Jacob Rees-Mogg, the enterprise secretary, Ben Wallace, the defence secretary, and Simon Clarke, the levelling up secretary.
Mr Rees-Mogg was the primary to declare himself for the previous prime minister, posting on social media: “I’m backing Boris #BorisorBust.”
After ruling himself out of the race, Mr Wallace mentioned he’s “leaning towards Boris Johnson”.
He warned that colleagues “have to focus” on who will deliver unity and have the ability to win the following election.
Tory MPs wishing to enter the race should safe the backing of 100 MPs by 2pm on Monday.
Mr Johnson stays a divisive determine, nonetheless, and a few Conservative MPs have threatened to withdraw the social gathering whip if he returns.
Jesse Norman, the Foreign Office minister, mentioned deciding on Mr Johnson as Conservative chief could be “absolutely catastrophic”.
Sir Roger Gale, the senior backbencher, reminded voters in a tweet that the previous prime minister stays underneath investigation by the Commons privileges committee for probably deceptive the House over partygate.
Sir Roger advised Times Radio that, if Mr Johnson is voted again in as prime minister, he would hand over the whip and stand as an impartial.
Asked about Mr Johnson’s probabilities at a second run for workplace, one cupboard minister advised Beth Rigby, Sky News’ political editor: “I’d expect him to get to 100.
“Even individuals who resigned from his authorities have been on the terrace yesterday telling colleagues they’d now again him and members positively will.”
A friend of Mr Johnson also told Sky News it is “probably” he’ll stand.
Source: information.sky.com”