UK's Boris Johnson withdraws from leadership race to replace Truss
Johnson made the announcement three days after his successor Liz Truss resigned from the position after just 44 days in office, saying in a statement that he had realized in recent days that he was not currently capable of uniting the Parliament. Johnson claimed to have the support of as many as 102 fellow members of Parliament for his historic second bid, though only 57 MPs offered that support publicly.
"And though I have reached out to both Rishi [Sunak] and Penny [Mordaunt] — because I hoped that we could come together in the national interest — we have sadly not been able to work out a way of doing this.
"I want to fix our economy, unite our Party and deliver for our country," Sunak tweeted. However, it was exactly Johnson's pessimism surrounding party unity that helped him make the decision, according to the prime minister.Sunak has the support of 124 members, while Mordaunt has just over 20.
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