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A Tory cabinet meeting
THE resignation of Boris Johnson as prime minister has seen attention turn to who will replace him.
Only a handful of Tories have so far declared themselves candidates, although a number of others are thought to be set to do so.
Attorney General Suella Braverman and Commons foreign affairs committee chairman Tom Tugendhat have confirmed their intention to stand while Steve Baker has said he is seriously considering standing.
Once derided by Farage as a ‘fraud,’ Jenrick has defected to Reform, bringing experience and political ruthlessness to the populist right — and raising the unsettling prospect of a Farage-led movement with a seasoned operative pulling the strings, says ANDREW MURRAY
MARTIN HALL passes time in the sanguine company of a traditional conservative, recalling their disastrous governments
