The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has thrown his weight behind Boris Johnson to succeed Liz Truss as Prime Minister. Ms Truss resigned yesterday (October 20) just six weeks into the job, making her tumultuous premiership the shortest in British history.
Tories have started to declare their allegiances in the party's second leadership contest in just four months - as speculation mounts over who will seek to replace Ms Truss at the helm of the party. Supporters of Mr Johnson are backing the former Prime Minister to make an extraordinary political comeback while ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt also have the public support of several MPs, should they choose to run.
Mr Johnson – who has not ruled himself in or out of the race – already has the support of Defence Secretary Mr Wallace. Pointing to Mr Johnson's record on defence spending and citing the mandate he achieved in 2019, the Cabinet minister said it was important to think about "who could win the next election" for the Conservatives.
