It's an answer in its own way, but with a bit of humor this time around.
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I wouldn't want to harm anyone's chances by offering my support
," Boris Johnson replied when asked on Monday which candidate he would best see succeeding him as leader of the party.
The competition is now officially launched.
They were eleven, Monday evening, to start but the list was not closed.
The race promises to be very open, with no obvious successor really winning.
The last candidate of weight to be thrown into battle, Sunday evening, is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Liz Truss.
Popular among the base of the party, this convinced Brexiteer has long taken care of an image of “new Iron Lady” with very “Thatcherian” accents.
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