Senior Conservatives push for full contest involving party members
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Senior Conservatives including the new education secretary are resisting pressure to speed up moves to replace Boris Johnson as party leader, insisting there should be a full contest involving members.
James Cleverly, who took charge of the education department on Thursday, also said Johnson had not put a timeline on how long he would remain in Downing Street after quitting as leader of the Tory party.
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