Graham Brady indicates Boris Johnson had numbers to challenge Rishi Sunak

Graham Brady says Boris Johnson had numbers to challenge Rishi Sunak (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Graham Brady has seemingly confirmed former British prime minister Boris Johnson’s claim that he had enough MPs to mount a challenge to Rishi Sunak in last month’s leadership contest.

Mr Johnson dropped out of the Tory leadership race, claiming he had the nominations needed to make it on to the ballot paper but could not unite the party.