Tories need 'experience' at the helm, says Cabinet minister

The Conservative Party must appoint a senior Tory Eurosceptic to lead it through the next phase of the Brexit negotiations and delay a full scale leadership contest until after the 2022 election, a Cabinet minister has said. The comments by Chris Grayling, who previously served as Mrs May's campaign manager in 2016, will be seen as an effort to streamline the race to replace Theresa May, amid speculation that as many as two dozen MPs could slug it out in a campaign that could go on for months.