Boris Johnson has rallied the support of dozens of Tory MPs, former donors, party campaigners and the team that helped him win the 2019 election as he bids his way to the bottom two of the Tory leadership race.
The former prime minister is expected to finish his holiday in the Dominican Republic and return to Britain as soon as he attempts an extraordinary political comeback today.
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The public support of more than two dozen MPs has already been secured, with their whipping operation