Boris Johnson pulls out of Tory leadership contest
Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain’s next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realized the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.
“Therefore I am afraid the best thing is that I do not allow my nomination to go forward and commit my support to whoever succeeds,” he said in a statement late on Sunday.Sterling rose more than half a cent against the dollar in early trading in Asia. That had raised concerns that Johnson would return to Downing Street with the backing of the party members, and not a majority of lawmakers in parliament. The BBC says Sunak has the backing of almost 150 lawmakers so far.
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