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Former cabinet members Dominic Raab and Andrea Leadsom are the latest Conservative Party MPs to announce they will run for party leader.
They become the sixth and seventh candidates to enter the race after Theresa May said she would resign as party leader on 7th June.
Speaking to the Mail newspaper today, Mr Raab said the UK needed to leave the EU on 31st October at the latest. Ms Leadsom said she also supported a no-deal Brexit if necessary.
According to the Sunday Times, Environment secretary, Michael Gove is also set to announce he will contend for the leadership role. Five other candidates have so far confirmed their intention to stand.
They are Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, International Development Secretary Rory Stewart, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey.
Theresa May will continue as prime minister while the leadership contest takes place. Party bosses expect a new leader to be chosen by the end of July.