HABIT OF RUNNING

Clarke keen to run for leadership

Mr Clarke has twice failed in Conservative leadership contests
Ken Clarke has said he would run for the Conservative leadership if he thought he could win and the party was ready to change to broaden its appeal.
He was still interested in becoming prime minister - "the one big office that matters in politics"

The 64-year-old ex-chancellor also said he was not too old to become PM:
"I have a habit of running for the leadership, which means I think my friends know perfectly well I would like to be prime minister," Mr Clarke said.
(BBCNews-19.6)


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