BORIS JOHNSON had the support of 81 MPs on the day the Tory frontrunner launched his official big to become Prime Minister.
Geoffrey Cox, the Attorney General, became the 81st MP to back Mr Johnson’s leadership bid and sixth Cabinet minister, the paper reported.
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