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Matt Hancock pulls out of Conservative leadership race
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jun 14, 2019 06:41pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jun 14, 2019 01:50pm |
| Description | Matt Hancock, the latest candidate to drop out of the contest to succeed Theresa May as prime minister, could end up endorsing Boris Johnson, the frontrunner, despite having pitched his own candidacy around a softer Brexit and a change from traditional Conservative politics.
Hancock, the health secretary, was the youngest of the seven contenders remaining after Thursday’s first round, but announced on Friday he was withdrawing after coming sixth out of the seven.
“I ran as the candidate of the future, but the party is understandably looking for a candidate for the unique circumstances we face right now,” he said in a statement, not saying who he might back next.
Hancock will spend the weekend weighing up the merits of Johnson and Michael Gove, having declined an offer from Sajid Javid to form an alliance of “change candidates”. |
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