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Nicholas Cecil

Jeremy Hunt: my Tory leadership ambition has not ‘vanished’ – as Boris Johnson battles for survival

Jeremy Hunt said ‘independent, public forecasts’ are needed on the numbers of medics required in the NHS (PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

Jeremy Hunt has said his ambition to lead the Tory party had not “completely vanished” - raising the prospect that he could bid to be prime minister if Boris Johnson is forced to resign over the Partygate scandal.

The former Health Secretary is believed to be the first senior Conservative to suggest he might challenge for the leadership if there is a contest.

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