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| Andrea Leadsom calls for 'prosperity not austerity' in Tory leadership pitch | |
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| Andrea Leadsom has set out her pitch to be a positive and optimistic Conservative prime minister, promising to the goal would be “prosperity, not austerity”. | Andrea Leadsom has set out her pitch to be a positive and optimistic Conservative prime minister, promising to the goal would be “prosperity, not austerity”. |
| Related: Tory leadership battle: Andrea Leadsom says 'let's banish pessimists' – live | Related: Tory leadership battle: Andrea Leadsom says 'let's banish pessimists' – live |
| In a speech in Westminster, Leadsom, the leading pro-Brexit candidate, appeared to ditch the economic strategy of her former boss George Osborne and sought to reassure the financial markets that Britain could cope with leaving the EU. | In a speech in Westminster, Leadsom, the leading pro-Brexit candidate, appeared to ditch the economic strategy of her former boss George Osborne and sought to reassure the financial markets that Britain could cope with leaving the EU. |
| She said the lower pound would be good for exports and claimed the stock market had already recovered. | She said the lower pound would be good for exports and claimed the stock market had already recovered. |
| To cheers from supporters, Leadsom said she wanted to “banish the pessimists” in a speech that blended patriotism with aspirational values. | To cheers from supporters, Leadsom said she wanted to “banish the pessimists” in a speech that blended patriotism with aspirational values. |
| “Together we will write another great chapter of prosperity and tolerance and hope,” she said. | “Together we will write another great chapter of prosperity and tolerance and hope,” she said. |
| Leadsom did not take questions after the short speech as she rushed out to a waiting car. But a group of her supporters marched from Millbank to parliament, some chanting: “What do we want? Leadsom. When do we want it? Now.” | Leadsom did not take questions after the short speech as she rushed out to a waiting car. But a group of her supporters marched from Millbank to parliament, some chanting: “What do we want? Leadsom. When do we want it? Now.” |
| Conservative MPs are voting on Thursday to narrow the field of contenders from three to two. Party members will have the final say in a ballot that will decide who is the next prime minister. Theresa May was well in front of her rivals in the first ballot of MPs. Michael Gove and Leadsom are fighting it out for the second slot alongside her. | Conservative MPs are voting on Thursday to narrow the field of contenders from three to two. Party members will have the final say in a ballot that will decide who is the next prime minister. Theresa May was well in front of her rivals in the first ballot of MPs. Michael Gove and Leadsom are fighting it out for the second slot alongside her. |
| Leadsom attempted to silence doubts about her experience by publishing her CV but it backfired on Wednesday with critics raising questions about fresh inconsistencies in her 25-year finance career. | Leadsom attempted to silence doubts about her experience by publishing her CV but it backfired on Wednesday with critics raising questions about fresh inconsistencies in her 25-year finance career. |