Tory minister Steve Baker is set to launch a bid to replace Rishi Sunak as party leader should the Conservatives lose next week's general election, it emerged today.
He won the Buckinghamshire seat with a majority of less than 5,000 votes in 2019 and is facing a fierce challenge from Labour this year. He later posted videos of himself sailing while in Vasiliki, as temperatures neared 30C in the beach resort. Mr Baker came under fire at the start of the election campaign when he jetted off to Greece on holiday. He later posted videos of himself sailing while in Vasiliki
The Northern Ireland minister joins Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch and Home Secretary James Cleverly in hinting at a possible leadership bid. Ex-immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the party was the 'natural home for Reform voters', and former home secretary Dame Priti Patel pressed the case for lower taxes in a rallying cry to voters.
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