The Health Secretary is being discussed as a future Tory leadership option after an expected defeat on July 4.
Victoria Atkins has not ruled out running to be leader of the Conservative Party after the General Election.
She joins other hopefuls – including Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Home Secretary James Cleverly – in jostling for the position with nine days to go until polling day.Asked about her leadership ambitions, Ms Atkins told reporters in London: “I’m not entertaining any questions about my leadership. Come on.
The contest to pick his successor could shape the party for years to come as rightwingers and more centrist Tories battle it out. Tory leadership hopefuls are already jostling to replace Rishi Sunak as his party braces for an expected election defeat
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