Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says that he is "leaning towards" Boris Johnson to be the next prime minister.

Mr Wallace ruled himself out of the leadership race, saying his "best value was keeping people safe at defence" and that he wanted to remain in that position.

The number one priority of the Conservative Party should be fixing the economy and winning the next election, he said.

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