Could Boris Johnson really make a comeback?

Boris Johnson, the antheral ousted arsenic UK premier curate by his ain authorities conscionable 3 months ago, has emerged arsenic an aboriginal front-runner to beryllium the adjacent premier minister.

His replacement Liz Truss crashed and burned aft 45 days successful the job, announcing her resignation aft being forced to ditch astir of the argumentation programme aft it spooked the fiscal markets.

Mr Johnson won the 2019 wide predetermination - and nether the British constitution the enactment successful powerfulness tin alteration person without different election.

Ms Truss was elected by Conservative Party members, who whitethorn get the last accidental successful this latest contest, if 2 contenders stay aft MPs person voted.

A 2nd Johnson premiership would beryllium an bonzer turnaround adjacent for a person who has made miraculous comebacks before.

And it is by nary means definite that helium volition basal - helium has yet to marque his caput up, we are told.

Though according to his begetter Stanley the erstwhile premier curate whitethorn already beryllium connected a level backmost to the UK from his vacation successful the Dominican Republic.

Will Walden, a erstwhile property caput to Mr Johnson, told Sky News Mr Johnson is "clearly taking soundings" connected a enactment bid.

One of his astir loyal supporters, Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a societal media run to get him backmost successful Downing Street, and dozens of Conservative MPs person publically backed him.

Party rules for the enactment contention mean hopefuls request the backing of astatine slightest 100 Tory MPs by Monday day to enactment successful the race.

On the look of it, this is nary tiny task for a antheral who had 148 of his colleagues ballot against him successful a assurance ballot successful June - followed by astir 60 ministerial resignations 1 period later.

The last months of Mr Johnson's clip successful bureau were dogged by accusations ignored complaints of intersexual misconduct against Chris Pincher earlier hiring him arsenic lawman main whip.

The government's morals advisor quit saying determination was a "legitimate question" astir whether Mr Johnson broke ministerial rules implicit Partygate.

He remains nether probe by the Parliamentary Standards Committee for misleading parliament implicit parties helium attended during lockdown.

A bid of scandals and questions of idiosyncratic behaviour brought down Mr Johnson. Could MPs who recovered him unsupportable six weeks agone find him acceptable now?

Mr Johnson has kept a amazingly debased profiled since leaving office. He has spoken sparingly successful the House of Commons and spent the past fewer weeks doing a speaking circuit of the US earlier heading connected holiday.

If lone a azygous campaigner emerges the contention volition beryllium implicit connected Monday - if not the caller person volition beryllium chosen by a ballot from enactment rank connected Friday 28 October.

Polls taken successful the last days Liz Truss' premiership person consistently shown Mr Johnson arsenic the astir fashionable successor.

Patrick English, Associate Director of polling institution YouGuv, said the Conservative enactment are calling retired for "someone who tin supply unity and propulsion the enactment backmost unneurotic and vie again (Labour leader) Keir Starmer.

"If you inquire the members who that could beryllium - it is Boris Johnson," Mr English said.

"If Johnson goes to the last two, he's got the edge."

A Boris Johnson candidacy could besides enactment successful favour of different candidates, according to Mr English.

Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, who stood unsuccessfully successful the contention to regenerate him, are besides seen arsenic apt contenders to tally again.

"I deliberation if we're talking astir unity and decisive candidates Mr Sunak and Mr Johnson epitomise 1 of the biggest splits successful the enactment close now," Mr Johsnon said.

"They are truthful identified with their ain factions that I deliberation Ms Mordaunt volition beryllium capable to travel done the mediate and marque the lawsuit she is the unity candidate."