Boris Johnson urges MPs to support him in elections

Boris Johnson is privately urging Conservative MPs to back him for a dramatic return to Downing Street with a pledge that only he can win the Tories the next election, Report informs referring to the Telegraph.

The former prime minister is pressing Rishi Sunak to reach out and “get back together” in a remarkable olive branch after their public falling out at the top of government.

Sunak was pulling narrowly ahead of Johnson among Tory MP nominations on October 20 night in a bid to claim the leadership victory he missed last month.

The battle to replace Liz Truss is already raging, with Tory MPs declaring for Sunak, Johnson and Penny Mordaunt, the House of Commons leader.

Sunak was leading on 29 Tory MP declarations on Thursday night, followed by 24 for Johnson and 11 for Mordaunt.