Boris Johnson pulled out of the Tory Party leadership contest on Sunday night, bringing an end to his audacious bid to return to No 10 Downing Street just two months after he was forced out by his own ministers following a series of scandals.
Mr Johnson claimed to have the 100 backers required to get on the official ballot in the race to replace Liz Truss - who resigned as PM on 20 October after failing to get her premiership back on track in the aftermath of September’s disastrous mini-Budget - but only 54 publicly declared for him.
