as the financially responsible candidate at his launch this morning. my message to the party and the country is simple, i have a plan to steer our economy through these headwinds. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values. and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. looking on, the transport secretary, grant shapps, who announced he had dropped out of the race to back rishi sunak. at the same time, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee was launching his bid. we need leadership with a renewed sense of mission. one that delivers results. leadership that will return government to the service of our economy, our people, and our country. the former equalities
i m annita mcvelgh in westminster, on a busy day in politics. rishi sunak launches bid for the topjob after an endorsement from the deputy prime minister dominic raab and an attack on his leadership rivals. he said it was not credible to promised tax cuts now. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. the transport secretary grant shapps has pulled out of the leadership race and is also backing rishi sunak. and in the last few minute, priti patel has also said she will not be standing. the remaining candidates have until 6pm to secure the backing of at least 20 colleagues.
their own position was affected. so where are we in this race right now with many of those candidates still in the running? in the running? certainly it is the case that some in the running? certainly it is the case that some people in the running? certainly it is the case that some people who - in the running? certainly it is the case that some people who were j in the running? certainly it is the - case that some people who were not directly involved in borisjohnson s cabinet would see that as an advantage. tom tugenhadt launching his cabinet to a clean start that distance you would see as a potential advantage. sajid javid was asked about this, he said he had thought about leaving sooner than he did, but he didn t see anyone else leaving before him. that s true, he was resigning nine minutes before rishi sunak. it is interesting that somebody long associated with boris johnson now saying he frequently disagreed with him, and none other than rishi sunak is getting the mo
good afternoon. it has been another busy day at westminster with several conservative mps launching bids to be the next leader of the party and the country s new pro minister. rishi sunak, kemi badenoch and kemi badenoch have all been making their case. let s go to my colleague, who is in westminster with the latest. thank you, yes, welcome back to westminster, where we are just a little under four hours away now from 6pm, the time by which anyone wishing to enter the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister has to get the backing of 20 mp5. in the last few minutes we have heard that one of the people who was widely tipped to stand, priti patel the home secretary, is not going to do so. let me briefly reduce some of the points she is making in her statement. she says, i m grateful for the encouragement and support of
i m annita mcveigh in westminster, where the race for the conservative leadership is hotting up. the headlines at 2pm. former chancellor rishi sunak launches his bid to be conservative leader and prime minister, saying it s not credible to promise tax cuts now. we need a return to traditional conservative economic values, and that means honesty and responsibility, not fairy tales. and as grant shapps pulls out and priti patel says she won t stand, the ten remaining candidates in the race have until 6pm this evening to secure the backing of at least 20 of their colleagues. and with the rest of the day s