Grant Shapps pulls out of Tory leadership race to back Rishi Sunak as next Prime Minister

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has ditched his bid to become Prime Minister, announcing that he would instead be backing Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership race. Shapps made the announcement just minutes before the official launch of Sunak’s campaign. The ex-Chancellor now seems odds-on to get to the final two in the race, when voting [...]