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The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP has withdrawn from the race and is backing front-runner Theresa May.
The Preseli Pembrokeshire MP has withdrawn from the race and is backing front-runner Theresa May.
Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb has secured the public backing of 20 Conservative MPs so far in his bid to become the next Conservative leader and Prime Minister. Only the front-runner, Boris Johnson, has more with support from 33 MPs.
Two of Mr Crabb's supporters are Welsh MPs -his fellow cabinet minister Alun Cairns and the Cardiff North MP Craig Williams. Mr Williams told our Political Editor Adrian Masters why he'd decided to be one of the first to declare for Stephen Crabb.
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.