Mr Hancock said the party needed a "leader for the future not just for now", capable of appealing to younger voters. Announcing his candidacy, Mr Hancock ruled out a snap general election in order to resolve the Brexit stalemate. Mrs May confirmed on Friday that she will resign as party leader on 7 June, but will continue as PM while the leadership contest takes place. Instead, he said his focus would be on getting a Brexit deal through the current Parliament and "levelling" with MPs about what this would mean for the UK. CONSERVATIVESMost bookmakers have Mr Johnson as favourite, in front of former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who has yet to declare his hand.

Source: Daily Nation May 25, 2019 09:56 UTC