Members of the Conservative party have called for a general election to take place after Boris Johnson withdrew his name from the leadership contest yesterday.
Johnson said in a statement last night that, despite securing the 100 nominations required to get onto the ballot paper, he would no longer be seeking a return as Prime Minister - adding that it would “simply not be the right thing to do”. Now that the former PM has quit the race to Number 10, the new leader could be announced as early as today - with Rishi Sunak the top contender for the job after Liz Truss resigned last week.
Former Chancellor Sunak is said to be on the verge of becoming the next Prime Minister , with his only contender Penny Mordaunt still looking to secure the 100 nominations she needs to enter the leadership contest. However, in the wake of the latest twists and turns in the leadership contest, some Tory figures - and close allies of Boris Johnson - have now begun calls for an election, The Mirror reports .
