Tory MP and candidate for leader declares he has ‘not been planning a leadership campaign’

It’s always reassuring to know that the Tory MPs standing to be the next leader of the Conservative Party – and therefore, our next prime minister – have given the opportunity some careful consideration, and have taken some time to plan out their campaign.

Except for one. Rehman Chishti MP from Rainham Gillingham, has told the BBC that he has been involved in a number of political activities. “not been planning a leadership campaign” – even though he threw his hat into the ring on Sunday evening.

Mr Chisti, who was just appointed minister at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office last Wednesday amid all that drama, made this revelation to Ben Brown on Tuesday.

He said: “For me, it’s about being frank with the British public. Yes, many people will have not heard about me, but I think what is important is to set out … what can they [leadership candidates] offer our great country in these challenging, difficult times ahead.

“I’ve not been planning a leadership campaign for a year, or two years, or years. I’ve not been planning a leadership campaign for months – not at all.

“I bring fresh ideas.”

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Good to know you’ve It is reallyRehman, after giving this thought!

And unfortunately for him, he’s still facing questions on Twitter as to who he is exactly:

Mr. Chishti laid out his vision “aspirational conservatism, fresh ideas [and] a fresh team for a fresh start taking our country forward” on social media last night.

In A Facebook video marred by wind in the microphone, he said: “[A government on your side] means ensuring that you have fresh ideas, and a proven track record of coming to the table with ideas and creativity to help improve people’s lives – and I’ve done that for the past 12 years.

“Our great country is a great country, because of its great people, who believe in resilience, who believe in resourcefulness, and who-“

We don’t know how the rest of that sentence ends, because the video finishes at that point.

Yes, really.

As of this writing, 11 Tory MPs confirmed that they will stand for Conservative Party leader. A timetable for the leadership election is expected to be released later in the week.

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