The race to replace the Prime Minister has begun and the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak will run

The former Chancellor Rishi Sunak declared he will run.

Can Boris Johnson cling on until the autumn?

Pressure is growing from senior Conservatives and political opponents who want the prime minister to quit Downing Street immediately and not wait for the election of a new leader.

As the race to replace the Prime Minister swung into gear – the former Chancellor Rishi Sunak declared this afternoon he WILL run. Our Westminster Correspondent Kathryn Samson reports.

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