Andrew Reid

Jul 28, 2024 | everand.com | Helen Corbett |Andrew Reid |Tim Ross |Amanda Carpenter

Dame Priti Patel has said she will stand to be Tory party leader, making her the fifth Conservative MP to throw her hat in the ring. She joins Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick in the race to replace Rishi Sunak as Tory leader. She wrote on Twitter: “I am standing to