UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

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by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not run to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss. The surprise decision, which the ex-premier said had been reached reluctantly after recognising he would not lead “a united party in parliament”, removes a major obstacle to his political foe, former finance minister […]