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Boris Johnson’s polling lead confirms it: the Tory leadership wacky races have officially begun

And so it begins, the month-long preamble to two months of guilty pleasure hilarity as the indescribably awful go in pursuit of the most indelibly impossible job in the democratic world

Matthew Norman
Sunday 19 May 2019 17:20 BST
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Amber Rudd says she will 'not be drawn on any individual candidates' including Boris Johnson

Trust the bookies, and this race is over before it has officially begun. Some time this summer, Boris Johnson will become prime minister.

Take a moment to fetch the antiemetics, or make use of the nearest receptacle if a strong gag reflex leaves no time for that.

And now, if we’ve all recovered, to the well known and marginally encouraging fact that never once has a front runner won the Tory leadership.

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