Johnson Lands in London as Sunak Believed to Have Enough Votes for Leadership Nomination

Mordaunt was the first to declare bid

L: Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London on Oct. 22, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA) M: Rishi Sunak outside his home in London on Oct. 22, 2022. (Beresford Hodge/PA) R: Undated file photo of Penny Mordaunt. Stefan Rousseau/PA

Boris Johnson landed in London on Saturday morning from a shortened holiday after a supporter said the former prime minister was ready to get his old job back following Liz Truss’s resignation.

Conservative MP James Duddridge on Friday told the PA news agency that Johnson messaged him saying: “We are going to do this. I’m up for it.”