Leadsom officially launches Tory leadership bid
South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom has announced that she is to stand for the Conservative Party leadership.
Andrea Leadsom launches bid to be PM: 'I believe this nation can become the greatest nation on earth'
Andrea Leadsom, the Northamptonshire MP who is bidding to become the next Prime Minister, said Britain voting to leave the EU was a great moment in history and equated it with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Mrs Leadsom, who has been South Northamptonshire since 2010, officially launched her campaign to become the leader of the Conservative Party.
She talked of the opportunities afforded by Brexit, announced that she was a champion of social justice, and, echoing Mrs Thatcher, said as a woman, she knew how to succeed in a man's world.
She also pledged "billions of pounds more" will be invested in the NHS, and also said that "the richest people of Britain are not my priority", saying she speaks for people who feel the economy doesn't work for them.
Ending her speech, she said: "I believe this nation can become the greatest nation on earth."
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