FILE PHOTO: PM hopeful Sajid Javid arrives in Downing Street in London, Britain June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) – Britains interior minister Sajid Javid will this week formally endorse Boris Johnson to be the next leader of the Conservative Party and the countrys next prime minister, the Sunday Times reported.
Johnson is the frontrunner in a contest with foreign minister Jeremy Hunt to be the next leader. Voting is due to close on July 22, with the winner set to be announced the following day.
Johnson has pledged to leave the European Union with or without a deal on Oct. 31 if he becomes prime minister, while Hunt has said that he would, if absolutely necessary, go for a no-deal Brexit.
The Sunday Times said Javid has positioned himself to be Johnsons finance minister, taking over from current finance minister Philip Hammond.
It reported that in a speech on Tuesday, Javid will say: “Trust in our democracy will be at stake if we dont make Oct. 31 a deal or no deal deadline. To prepare that, we are agreed on the need for ramped-up no-deal preparations, including a budget.”
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