Stephen Crabb withdraws from Tory leadership race
The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP has withdrawn from the race and is backing front-runner Theresa May.
The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP has withdrawn from the race and is backing front-runner Theresa May.
Former Shadow Welsh Secretary Nia Griffith has claimed that if the Conservatives elect Stephen Crabb as their next leader, they'll be "turning the clock back". Mr Crabb was promoted earlier this year from Welsh Secretary to Work and Pensions Secretary but Ms Griffith condemned his opposition to equal marriage for gay people and his department's treatment of people with disabilities.
Stephen Crabb will either bow out before the next poll of MPs on Thursday or will be eliminated then - and that is where the fun starts.
Stephen Crabb has told ITV News he is 'well placed' to unite the Conservative party and the country as he continues his bid for Tory leader.
Tory leadership candidate Stephen Crabb insists his credentials "actually compared better" than some of his rivals in the race.