Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday evening that he would give up running for Downing Street, leaving the way open to big favorite Rishi Sunak to succeed Liz Truss, barring a new twist.


"Over the past few days, I've unfortunately come to the conclusion that it just wouldn't be the right thing to do.

You can't govern effectively if you don't have a united party in parliament,' he said in a statement, saying he had had the 100 endorsements from Tory MPs that were essential to continue the race.

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