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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jamie Grierson

‘Real possibility’: Boris Johnson urged to stand in Tory leadership race

Boris Johnson speaks outside Downing Street last month.
Boris Johnson has remained popular among grassroots Tory members. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

The prospect of Boris Johnson returning to Downing Street is dominating debate at the start of the second Conservative party leadership contest of the year amid fevered speculation the former premier is plotting a comeback.

Only six weeks after he left No 10, forced out by his own MPs after a slew of scandals, supporters are calling on Johnson to return from holiday in the Dominican Republic and run again for a second shot at leading the country.

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