Asked if he would run for Tory leader when there is a vacancy, he told Sky News: “There is no vacancy.” On the basis that the odds are good for him at the moment, he said: “First of all, I will work very hard to make sure this team continues to perform. The Prime Minister is focused on delivery, delivery, delivery.” Pressed on whether his reason for taking the job had anything to do with personal ambitions, he said: “No, as I told you, sometimes going away can give you a breather, I dare say, but the idea that you have to respond I think that the country is the right one”.
