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Leading Brexit campaigner Gove to run for UK Conservative leadership

Published: 30 Jun 2016 - 11:13 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 05:25 pm
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File photo of Britain's Secretary of State for Justice Michael Gove. REUTERS

 

LONDON: British Justice Secretary Michael Gove, a leading figure in the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, will run for the leadership of the ruling Conservative Party, the BBC reported on Thursday citing unnamed sources.

Before last week’s EU referendum, Gove had ruled himself out of the race to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron, and media had reported he was likely to throw his weight behind former London mayor Boris Johnson.
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