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Johnson eyes return as Sunak rises
By Agence France-Presse
Oct 23, 2022 12:36 am

LONDON: British politician Rishi Sunak on Friday night reached the minimum threshold to run for the leadership of the ruling Conservative Party as former prime minister Boris Johnson aimed for an audacious comeback.

Cabinet member Penny Mordaunt became the first to formally declare her candidacy after the Conservatives were forced into a second leadership contest following the dramatic resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss.

CONSERVATIVE CLASH This combination of file photos created on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 shows former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak (left) at the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, England on Oct. 4, 2021 and then-prime minister Boris Johnson at a news conference at Downing Street in London on March 7, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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