Javid, Hunt enter Tory leadership race - Breaking The News

Javid, Hunt enter Tory leadership race

9 July

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Sajid Javid (pictured left) and Jeremy Hunt (pictured right), both former health secretaries of the United Kingdom, announced on Saturday their intention to join the race to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister.

During separate interviews with The Telegraph, both MPs declared their candidacies while at the same time committed to reducing corporation tax. The Tory leadership contenders said they would reverse Rishi Sunak's intended corporate tax hike and instead cut the rate from 25 percent to 15 percent.

Previously, Former United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak also announced his intention to run in the contest to replace Johnson.

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