Esther McVey

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Tory leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt says Tatton MP Esther ... (ITV News)

Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt said the Cheshire Esther McVey would be deputy prime minister if he were to become prime minister.

"So, we'll have to see where we get to in the coming hours and even a couple of days." He said: "We're beginning to see people come out and set out their stalls, but we need someone who will be clear about their principles, who will not have any baggage, so to speak, and who will be able to win both with the Conservative Party at large and in a general election, which is not just in the party's interest but in the national interest. He said: “I also recognise that the leader of a political party has to win elections, and that means a broad appeal, so just as Tony Blair had John Prescott to broaden his appeal as his deputy prime minister, I will have Esther McVey as my deputy prime minister.

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Tory hopeful Jeremy Hunt vows to make Esther McVey deputy PM in ... (Daily Mail)

In a move aimed at boosting his credentials on the right of the Conservative Party, the ex-Cabinet minister claimed he and Ms McVey would be a 'formidable' ...

The former health secretary has also sought to further his appeal to Tory members by pledging tax cuts and vowing to stick with Mr Johnson's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Mr Hunt, who was runner-up to Mr Johnson in the 2019 Tory leadership election, compared his teaming up with Ms McVey to how former Labour PM Tony Blair had John Prescott as his deputy. Jeremy Hunt vows to make Esther McVey his deputy PM in bid to boost Brexiteer credentials - in move he compares to Tony Blair teaming up with John Prescott - as he also promises to stick with Boris's Rwanda migrant plan

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Jeremy Hunt Says He Would Make Esther McVey His Deputy Prime ... (HuffPost UK)

The Tory leadership hopeful said they would have wide appeal in the same way as Tony Blair and John Prescott did.

I think that no Conservative should raise taxes either. “She has won a lot of elections against Labour in the north, I have won them against Lib Dems in the south and I think we will be a formidable campaigning team.” The former foreign secretary said the pair would have a “broad appeal” in the same way Tony Blair and his deputy John Prescott did during the New Labour government.

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Jeremy Hunt to pick Esther McVey as deputy PM if he becomes Tory ... (The Guardian)

Hunt argued that as a former foreign secretary and health secretary he had more experience than rival candidates. “I also recognise that the leader of a ...

They are, all of them, letting the country down.” McVey is nonetheless a notable contrast to Hunt, and could extend his appeal into other areas of the party. McVey has won one election against Labour, when she took the Wirral West seat from them in 2010.

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Bombshell announcement: Hunt blows Tory leadership wide open ... (Daily Express)

JEREMY Hunt has announced that Esther McVey would be his Deputy Prime Minister if he wins the Conservative leadership contest in a deal which has blown the ...

All of them have a great deal to offer our Party and the country. She has won a lot of elections against Labour in the north, I have won them against Lib Dems in the south and I think we will be a formidable campaigning team." Ms McVey said: "To think that one person on their own can equally appeal to that very broad cross-section of voters is unrealistic.

Esther McVey tells GB News how she is backing Jeremy Hunt for PM ... (GB News)

The Conservative MP for Tatton added she will become his deputy should he win the leadership race. Mr Hunt officially announced he was standing to be the next ...

GB News presenter Esther McVey has revealed how she is backing Jeremy Hunt to become the next Prime Minister. Esther McVey tells GB News how she is backing Jeremy Hunt for PM - and will become his deputy if he wins The GB News presenter outlined the five terms Mr Hunt agreed to, to receive her backing

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Jeremy Hunt: Esther McVey will be my deputy prime minister (Telegraph.co.uk)

The former health secretary believes the MP will help the Tories appeal to Labour's voters given her election wins in the north.

“Nevertheless, people may still say that Jeremy and I are not ideological soulmates, and they would be right. “Jeremy - better than anyone - can appeal to Blue Wall voters, and it is very kind of Jeremy to believe that I - as the co-founder of the blue collar Conservatives - can appeal better to those Red Wall voters - many of whom voted for us for the first time at the last election.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Jeremy Hunt wants to make Esther McVey his deputy PM (The Times)

Jeremy Hunt named Esther McVey as his choice for deputy prime minister yesterday in an effort to appeal to northern voters who see him as the archetypal ...

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