Conservative Party (UK) leadership election, 2016

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How is Liam Fox's political career still alive?

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Remember that Johnson has not impressed in his spells as an MP, and thus was unpopular with the Parliamentary Conservative Party. He was always subject to rumours that he was lazy, etc. A sort of right-wing George Galloway.

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ag, He was due to launch his campaign this morning until he realised both Gove, and more importantly, most of the Conservative MPs previously willing to back him, were not going to. He even had his core MP support (people like Dorries) in the room with him. I sincerely doubt this is him buying his time, or else he would have waited for a more opportune moment for a Brexit referendum charge and backed Remain.

The Tory MPs simply don't think he is a leader. He needs them to get into the top 2. He's not biding his time, or else he wouldnt have been the leader of Vote Leave.