Former leader lands back in the country as parliament votes on whether a new PM can take office

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed at Bangkok airport after more than 15 years in exile.

Thaksin arrived with his three children and waved at the media after his jet landed at Don Muang airport on Tuesday morning, with local media broadcasting live coverage of the event. He was greeted by crowds of supporters watching from behind a fences at the airport and cheering “We love Thaksin”. One supporter, hearing the news he had arrived said “our dream has come true”.