The ex-chancellor lost out to Liz Truss in the last leadership contest just six weeks ago after warning her tax…
The former chancellor became the second candidate to declare their prime ministerial ambitions.
The former chancellor is the first candidate to be the next prime minister believed to have reached the 100-nomination threshold.
Having resigned in disgrace just six weeks ago, Mr Johnson was attempting an extraordinary comeback.
Former PM Boris Johnson was lagging behind, as was Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt.
The former prime minister has flown back to the UK, with many in his party tipping him to return to…
The former prime minister cut short a family holiday in the Dominican Republic as the race to replace Liz Truss…
Candidates need the support of 100 MPs to get on to the ballot on Monday.
Dominic Raab, who was deputy PM in Boris Johnson’s government, thinks he would soon be ‘absorbed’ by the Privileges Committee…
In July, Mr Johnson had offered him the Northern Ireland secretary job.