James Cleverly, Suella Braverman, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, Priti Patel and Tom Tugendhat circle as details of Tory leadership timetable are revealed, with Rishi Sunak set to be replaced on November 2nd. Here's a look at all in the fray.
Kemi Badenoch threw her hat into the ring for the Tory leadership last night with a promise to trigger a 'renewal for capitalism'.
She becomes the sixth MP to throw their hat in the ring, after Dame Priti Patel, James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat, Robert Jenrick and Mel Stride. The former Business Secretary said capitalism has become a 'dirty word' in recent years and that reclaiming it was crucial if the Tories are to bounce back at the next election
Writing in the Times, Ms Badenoch said: 'If I have the privilege to serve, we will speak the truth again. 'Our public services will never fully recover from the pandemic until we remember that government should do some things well, not everything badly. Priti Patel, the former home secretary, became the fifth Conservative MP to enter the leadership contestHowever, her campaign is expected to be rocked by claims of 'bullying' behaviour by her and alleged impropriety committed by one of her aides.
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