Raab and Shapps back Rishi Sunak in race for Tory leadership
by Heather Stewart, Jessica Elgot and Aubrey Allegret from on (#61AH9)
Deputy PM and transport secretary throw weight behind frontrunner in bid to succeed Boris Johnson
The UK deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab, and the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, have both thrown their weight behind the frontrunner, Rishi Sunak, in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Conservative leader.
Raab, who had not previously backed a candidate, introduced Sunak as he formally launched his candidacy at an event in Westminster.
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