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‘I’m afraid the trouble is because of the Commons Privileges Committee vote, Boris would be a guaranteed disaster’

Eurosceptic Steve Baker backs Rishi Sunak for Tory leadership, saying Johnson was ‘bound to implode’

RISHI Sunak could be crowned the next UK prime minister on Monday afternoon after winning the backing of prominent Brexiteer MP Steve Baker.

Rishi Sunak looked set to become Britain's next prime minister after Boris Johnson withdrew from the contest on Sunday, saying that although he had enough support to make the final ballot he realised the country and the Conservative Party needed unity.

Steve Baker calls on former PM to do ‘statesmanlike’ thing and pull out of contest

In a vicious blue-on-blue assault, Steve Baker became the latest right-wing Tory 'kingmaker' to swing behind Rishi Sunak - and warned Boris Johnson will 'implode' and bring the government down with him

Channel 4 newscaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy has apologised “unreservedly” to Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker after swearing at him in an “unguarded moment”. The broadcaster said the remark followed a “robust interview” with Mr Baker but it was “beneath the standards I set myself”. On Thursday Channel 4 said the news…

Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and Ben Wallace all tipped for top job

Channel 4 News anchor used offensive word off air to describe Northern Ireland minister

The presenter will not appear on the broadcaster's news programme after accidentally calling an MP the C-word

The remark followed what the presenter described as a ‘robust interview’ with the Tory MP.