Boris Johnson: Voters do not want any more Tory leadership 'kerfuffle'
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Boris Johnson has claimed voters do not want to see any more “political kerfuffle” as he dismissed speculation about a possible leadership bid.
The Foreign Secretary, who has repeatedly been touted as a possible successor to Theresa May, said there is “no vacancy” at the top of the party although he stopped short of ruling out a future challenge.
“What the British people want to see is us getting on with the job. They see no vacancy, nor do they see any for any more political kerfuffle,” Mr Johnson said at a press conference in New Zealand.
“Let’s be clear, the election did not evolve entirely in the way the government had hoped or would have wanted. I’m going to put that out.
“But the Labour party did not win, they were 50 seats behind. We have a workable system of getting stuff through the House of Commons. We have workable majority with our friends from Northern Ireland. We are getting on with the business of governing, which is overwhelmingly what the British people want to see.
Speculation about a leadership challenge has been rife since the general election, where the Conservatives did significantly worse than expected and lost their Commons majority.
The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that 15 Conservative MPs were prepared to put their names to a letter of no confidence in Mrs May – though it is well short of the 48 signatures required to trigger a leadership contest.
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