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Tory leadership: Sunak gains support of 122 MPs as Johnson arrives back in UK

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt only candidate who has officially declared to run as Conservative newspapers warn against Boris’s return

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London on Saturday. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/PA Images
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London on Saturday. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire/PA Images
Sat Oct 22 2022 - 20:02 • 4 MIN READ

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