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How Boris Johnson intends to approach the next stage of the Tory leadership contest

21 June 2019

6:08 AM

21 June 2019

6:08 AM

There was a huge cheer in Boris Johnson’s office when it was announced that Jeremy Hunt had 77 votes, sending him into the final two and eliminating Michael Gove. The Johnson campaign were dreading a run- off against Michael Gove, which would have been far more testing for their candidate.

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