final at wimbledon later today. hello and welcome to bbc news. the battle to become britain s next prime minister is intensifying. eight candidates have now announced they will stand in the contest to replace borisjohnson as leader of the conservative party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward with both pledging to cut taxes. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrants to the race are the first to set out detailed plans and both focus on economic policy. jeremy hunt, who lost to borisjohnson in the final two last time round promises to cancel a planned rise in corporation tax and reduce it further. he also would cut business rates to zero in the most deprived areas. sajid javid his resignation triggered the prime minister s final downfall, said he would scrap the recent rise in national insurance, cut income tax