Former London Mayor Boris Johnson shocked the United Kingdom Thursday when he unexpectedly ruled himself out as a candidate to be Britain’s next prime minister after justice secretary Michael Gove, chair of Johnson’s leadership campaign, decided to run for the Conservative leadership chair himself, The Guardian reported. Approaching the formal nominations noon deadline, Gove announced he no longer believed Johnson was the right man for the job and began his own bid to be the next prime minister. Johnson quickly realized he could not gain enough support from his party, especially after key lieutenants such as business minister Nick Boles and MP Dominic Raab defected to the Gove camp. Without...
