Nadhim Zahawi has said he is backing Boris Johnson to return as prime minister despite having previously called for him to resign - who else has changed their mind? 👇
Chris Heaton-Harris, the Northern Ireland secretary, who has tweeted his support for Mr Johnson, is also reported to have been present at the meeting.
Similarly, Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West, tweeted it was"time to #BringBackBoris", but had said he could no longer support him when he was prime minister and called for"fresh leadership". Karl McCartney, the MP for Lincoln, backed Mr Johnson's return but before his resignation said:"It has become clear to the prime minister, Boris Johnson MP, that he no longer has the confidence of a growing number of his colleagues in the Conservative Parliamentary Party.
Dr Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford, previously resigned as Tory party vice chair, saying Mr Johnson's"errors of judgement and domestic actions" had"squandered the goodwill of the party". At the time she said he would"only damage our party and therefore our country" if he stayed on as prime minister, but she has since said she is backing Mr Johnson's return.
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