Rory Stewart declares he would like to become Britain’s prime minister
Rory Stewart has declared he wants the prime minister’s job, becoming the first cabinet minister to openly do so, as he warned the Conservatives the party would lose 4m votes if it pursued a hard version of Brexit to “outdo Nigel Farage”.
Stewart, who was made international development secretary this week, said “yes” when asked if he would throw his hat into the ring to become prime minister, but insisted he was not keen for Theresa May to step down immediately.
It comes before a crucial week for May when she is likely to be told by the 1922 Committee that she must set a fast timetable for her departure or face another attempt by Tory MPs to remove her. [Continue reading…]