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John Dunne

Conservative Party chairman Sir Jake Berry says online members vote will be secure

Boris Johnson, Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are posible contenders for the keys to No 10

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The Tory party chairman has insisted any online membership vote to choose a new leader will be “secure” — just months after the process was revamped over hacking concerns.

Sir Jake Berry declined to give details about the safeguards in place but said he was “satisfied” there would not be any cyber security issues in the contest to replace Liz Truss.

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