Mel Stride enters Conservatives leadership race

Mel Stride has become the fourth Conservative MP to announce they are joining the race for the party’s leadership.

Mr Stride, the MP for Central Devon, said he believed he was the right person to “unite the party”.

The former work and pensions secretary retained his seat by just 61 votes at the General Election.

Report by Covellm.

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