Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt join list of senior Tories in race to replace Boris Johnson as leader and PM.
Two former health secretaries, Sajid Javid and Jeremy Hunt, have joined the race to replace Boris Johnson.The pair are calling for tax cuts - with Mr Javid looking to scrap an increase in National Insurance, while Mr Hunt wants to help businesses.Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Attorney General Suella Braverman, former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch, and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat have also declared they are standing.
Allies of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss have said she would also throw her hat in the ring to replace the prime minister with a pledge to reverse Mr Sunak's health tax levy, according to the
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