Clarke keeps the Tories guessing
Kenneth Clarke continued to keep the Tory Party guessing yesterday – he said would not announce his decision in a possible leadership bid until next week.
The former Chancellor arrived in London from a business trip in Vietnam amid claims from his close allies that he will declare his hand on Tuesday.
Mr Clarke said he had made a decision but would wait until he had consulted colleagues."At the rate we are going there will be an enormous number of candidates," he added.
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