Leading Eurosceptic Steve Baker backs Rishi Sunak for Tory leadership, saying Johnson was ‘bound to implode’
Tory leadership contest – latest updates
Rishi Sunak has won the backing of the leading Eurosceptic Steve Baker, who warned that Boris Johnson returning as prime minister would be a “guaranteed nailed-on disaster” that would cause the government to implode.
Sunak, who is the frontrunner to succeed Liz Truss, has now far exceeded the necessary 100 MPs to get on the ballot.
Continue reading…Leading Eurosceptic Steve Baker backs Rishi Sunak for Tory leadership, saying Johnson was ‘bound to implode’Tory leadership contest – latest updatesRishi Sunak has won the backing of the leading Eurosceptic Steve Baker, who warned that Boris Johnson returning as prime minister would be a “guaranteed nailed-on disaster” that would cause the government to implode.Sunak, who is the frontrunner to succeed Liz Truss, has now far exceeded the necessary 100 MPs to get on the ballot. Continue reading…