Johnson eyes comeback as UK politicians scuffle to replace Truss

Ex-PM Johnson made his return to the UK as Tories were forced into a second leadership contest after Liz Truss dramatically stepped down merely 44 days into her tenure

Cabinet member Penny Mordaunt, who just missed out on making the final runoff after Johnson quit, became the first to formally declare her candidacy again on Friday.

The accelerated contest will see the Conservatives' 357 MPs hold a vote on Monday on any candidates with the 100 nominations, before a possible online ballot of party members later in the week if two remain. Sunak's July resignation as chancellor of the exchequer helped trigger the government mutiny that ultimately led to Johnson's ousting.

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