Three Hours That Turned Johnson From Winner to Also-Ran
- Ex-London mayor unfit to lead, Brexiteer Gove told colleagues
- Home Secretary May also announced candidacy to lead Tories
Boris Johnson Rules Out Run for U.K. Prime Minister
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In three hours on Thursday morning, British politics was turned on its head. Again.
The latest victim of the inferno that has ripped through Westminster for the past seven days was the man most responsible for getting the fire started: Boris Johnson, former mayor of London -- and, now, former next prime minister of Britain.