Boris Johnson appears to have accepted that the game is up. But what happens now?
We don’t think Johnson got much sleep last night
But others within the Conservative Party believe it would be better if Johnson went now, while a caretaker Prime Minister – potentially Dominic Raab – holds the fort. Leadership elections only happen if a Tory leader resigns or if they lose a vote of confidence among MPs. Tory MPs will whittle down the candidates to a final two through a balloting process, with party members then voting on which of the two candidates they would prefer.
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