And then there were 10: Tories name candidates to be next UK Prime Minister and party leaderThe candidates are: Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid, Rory Stewart, Dominic Raab, Matt Hancock, Andrea Leadsom, Esther McVey and Mark Harper. Mr Gove launched a personal attack on his Tory leadership rival Mr Johnson in a bid to move attention away from his cocaine admission. Mr Gove said he anticipated he would be in the final two alongside Mr Johnson, and that he would tell him: "Whatever you do, don't pull out. Mr Gove insisted he was still in the race to "win it" despite calls for him to withdraw over his cocaine admission. Mr Hunt positioned himself as a "serious leader" and warned that the Tories would be "annihilated" if they fought a general election before delivering Brexit.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2019 17:21 UTC