Seven of the 11 declared candidates to be Britain’s next Prime Minister have admitted to The Mail on Sunday that they have dabbled in illegal drugs. Health Secretary Matthew Hancock and former Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom confessed that they had smoked cannabis at university – but both denied ever taking Class A drugs. Last night Ms Leadsom said: ‘I have never taken cocaine or Class A drugs. But he told Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday: ‘I’ve never taken cocaine or any other Class A drugs. He has previously admitted smoking marijuana, but declared he was very anti-drugs now.

Source: Daily Mail June 08, 2019 21:00 UTC