Boris Johnson will not publicly endorse his preferred successor as Tory leader as he said it could “damage” their chances of winning the contest.

There are currently 11 candidates in the race to replace Mr Johnson in No 10 after he announced his resignation last week.

Mr Johnson said this morning during a visit to the Francis Crick Institute in central London that he will not be offering his support publicly to any of the contenders.

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