With Rishi Sunak leading the early voting rounds, two of Lincolnshire's MPs have now publicly backed him to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister
Victoria Atkins and Gareth Davies have become the first Lincolnshire MPs to publicly voice their support for Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative party leader – as Kemi Baednoch was voted out of the race.
Kemi Badenoch became the latest Conservative hopeful to be knocked out of the race on Tuesday, with Sunak, Penny Morduant and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss remaining.Badenoch received support from Sleaford and North Hykeham MP Caroline Johnson, who said her “Conservative ideas, clear communication and problem solving approach is exactly what we need”.
Of those candidates, Louth & Horncastle’s Victoria Atkins has said she will be backing Rishi Sunak because he is “the right leader to restore trust, rebuild the economy, reunite the country and win the next election.”
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