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Boris will run for UK leadership, minister says
Asked if Johnson would run, Heaton Harris said: "Yes, I think so."
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In this file photo taken on September 07, 2021 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (center), Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid (left) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak attend a press conference inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London. Britain's finance minister Rishi Sunak and Health Minister Sajid Javid both on July 5, 2022, announced their resignations, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire for his handling of a sleaze scandal involving a senior colleague.
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oris Johnson will enter the race to replace Liz Truss as British prime minister, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton Harris told Sky News on Sunday, saying the former leader had enough support from lawmakers to pass the 100-vote threshold.
Asked if Johnson would run, Heaton Harris said: "Yes, I think so."
"We do have the numbers... that's not an issue."
On Saturday, Johnson landed back in Britain on Saturday after cutting short a Caribbean holiday to enter the race to replace Truss as Conservative leader, UK media reported.
It would mark an audacious attempt to return to power by Johnson, who only left office early last month, after dozens of resignations from his government following a slew of scandals led to his departure.
