Boris Johnson pulls out of race to be leader of UK's Conservative Party and next prime minister

[brooklynite]

Source: CNN

UK former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pulled out of the contest to become the next Conservative Party leader and therefore the next prime minister, Britain's PA Media news agency reported Sunday.

Johnson claimed to have garnered the support of 100 MPs -- the minimum number required to clear the threshold to appear on the ballot for the Conservative Party membership -- but declined to run, saying "this would simply not be the right thing to do" as "you can't govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament," according to PA.

His announcement comes after Britain's former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak officially entered the race to lead the Conservative Party, his second attempt at the position this year.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2022/10/23/world/boris-johnson-will-not-contest-conservative-party-int/index.html

[hlthe2b]

1. So much for a chuckle or two at the expense of our less insane allies...

Though they have one hell of a long way to go to approach the "beyond Halloween Horror" we have here.

[calimary]

2. The Ego has landed.

[bahboo]

3. hahaha...good one...

[GreenWave]

4. +1

[Merlot]

5. He either knows he can't win or is planning to swoop in at the last minute when there is no consensu

Yes, I'm a bit cynical when it comes to the idea of bojo doing the "right" thing.

[speak easy]

7. He is biding his time -

After Austerity II / The Winter of Discontent II, he will take ice cold revenge on Rishi when the time is right.

[IronLionZion]

6. Trump should pull out too

[smb]

8. That's What Stormy Said

Granted, there's little point in asking for something that can't easily be verified.

[CaptainTruth]

10. His father should have.

[sheepfarm]

9. It's likely the first time Johnson's ever pulled out of anything...

...just ask the mothers of his (indeterminate amount of) kids!