Top Tories resist moves to speed up replacing Boris Johnson as party leader
by Ben Quinn from World news | The Guardian on (#616M5)
Senior Conservatives push for full contest involving party members
Senior Conservatives including the new education secretary are resisting pressure to speed up moves to replace Boris Johnson as party leader, insisting there should be a full contest involving members.
James Cleverly, who took charge of the education department on Thursday, also said Johnson had not put a timeline on how long he would remain in Downing Street after quitting as leader of the Tory party.
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