Mel Stride Becomes 4th Tory to Enter Leadership Race

Mel Stride became the fourth candidate to announce he was running in the Tory party leadership on Friday. The former work and pensions secretary told “BBC Breakfast” he has been “fully nominated” as a candidate, joining Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, and Robert Jenrick in the field. The MP for Central Devon said he thought he was the right person to “unite the party.” Mr. Stride said: “We’ve substantially lost the trust of the British people and we’ve lost our reputation for competence, and I believe that I’m in a very good position to address those issues going forward....