Conservative moderates plan to take back control of Boris Johnson as prime minister

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• Boris Johnson is fighting to win over centre-ground Conservative Members of Parliament in the race to replace Theresa May.
• Johnson is a divisive figure in the party after leading the campaign for Brexit.
• However, growing numbers of "moderate" Conservative MPs are resigned to him becoming their party leader and prime minister.
• They believe he is politically malleable and want to shape his administration from the start.
• Moderates plan to endorse Johnson in the hope of gaining prominent roles in his potential administration.

LONDON — Moderate Conservative Members of Parliament are considering embracing Boris Johnson as their next prime minister in an attempt to wrestle control of his potential premiership from hardline Brexiteers.

Johnson, the former foreign secretary, is the current frontrunner in the race to replace Theresa May as party leader and prime minister, despite his divisive pro-Brexit reputation and well-documented history of gaffes.

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