“I have huge respect for Andrea Leadsom for acting in the best interests of our country and I believe that Theresa May will be a great Prime Minister for the United Kingdom.
“I had a one-to-one meeting with Theresa last week where she deeply impressed me with her answers to my questions and she assured me that Brexit would mean Brexit. I know that, as Prime Minister, she will work in the best interests of the people of Bolton West and Atherton – in fact, she made a point of referring to Bolton West in her speech to hundreds of MPs shortly after our meeting.
“After a turbulent few weeks in politics, it’s time now for some stability and to get on with the job at hand and take our country forward.”