Leadsom officially launches Tory leadership bid
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is to stand for the Conservative Party leadership.
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is to stand for the Conservative Party leadership.
Many Conservative MPs from this region who backed Boris Johnson to become the next Prime Minister are shocked by his decision not to run in the Conservative Leadership contest.
So far the current Home Secretary Theresa May has the bulk of support from the East.
Watch a report by ITV News Anglia's Political correspondent Emma Hutchinson for the latest on the battle for the Conservative leadership.
Andrea Leadsom will find out if she's made it through to the final two of the Tory leadership contest in a few hours time.
The next leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister must come from the Brexit camp, South Northants MP Andrea Leadsom said.
Many of our MPs have already revealed who they will be backing to become the next Prime Minister.