05.06.2019 - 05:00 [ NewStatesman.com ]

Boris Johnson passes his first leadership test

Out of view of the press – who were barred on the decidedly flimsy grounds that „job interviews aren‘t usually made public“ – Sajid Javid, Rory Stewart, Boris Johnson and Andrea Leadsom made their cases to a sizeable chunk of the parliamentary party in conversation with the Spectator‘s Katy Balls. Barring any further drop-outs, or, indeed, new entrants, four more will follow on Wednesday evening, with the remainder taking the mic next Monday.