Boris Johnson says he regrets quitting 2016 Tory leadership race

Ex-foreign secretary voices regrets on LBC – but his burqa remarks are not among themBoris Johnson has admitted to regrets about pulling out of the Tory leadership contest in 2016, but is unrepentant over his remarks saying women wearing burqas look like letter boxes or bank robbers in an article last summer.In a phone-in on LBC radio, the former foreign secretary said it was important for politicians to speak their minds. He spoke of his “heart searching” over a decision to pu