Johnson Declines to Voice Opinion on Candidates in Tory Leadership Race

Johnson Declines to Voice Opinion on Candidates in Tory Leadership Race
Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks at samples in a laboratory during a visit to the national flagship for biomedical research, the Francis Crick Institute, in central London, on July 11, 2022. Leon Neal/PA Media
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Britain’s outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday refused to comment on candidates vying to succeed him and suggested his support may be damaging.

Johnson was forced to resign on July 7 following a series of political blunders that culminated in the mass resignation of his Cabinet, including senior ministers who are now competing to replace him.