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		</div><p>Michael Gove has issued a personal attack on his Tory leadership rival Boris Johnson in a bid to move attention away from his cocaine admission, as 10 candidates were nominated to go through to the first round of voting.</p>
<p>The Environment Secretary urged the former foreign secretary not to pull out of the race – in a reference to him quitting in the 2016 battle – and criticised the frontrunner’s tax pledges.</p>
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<p>Mr Gove said he anticipated he would be in the final two alongside Mr Johnson, and that he would tell him: “Whatever you do, don’t pull out. I know you have before and I know you may not believe in your heart that you can do it, but the Conservative Party membership deserve a choice.”</p>
<p>He also vowed to never use the tax and benefits system to “give the already wealthy another tax cut” – in an apparent dig at Mr Johnson, who has signalled a plan to slash the higher rate of income tax for people earning more than £50,000.</p>
<p>Mr Gove insisted he was in the race to win it despite calls for him to withdraw over his cocaine admission, which cast a shadow over his campaign launch on Monday.</p>
<p>He later denied that he was making a sexual innuendo when talking about Mr Johnson, telling reporters: “Some people have a lot more imagination than I have.”</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s campaign was bolstered by the backing of two Cabinet ministers – influential Remain supporter Amber Rudd and prominent Brexiteer Penny Mordaunt.</p>
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<p>Mr Hunt positioned himself as a “serious leader” and warned that the Tories would be “annihilated” if they fight a general election before delivering Brexit.</p>
<p>Other contenders – including Andrea Leadsom, Sajid Javid, Rory Stewart, Mark Harper and Mr Johnson – are expected to launch their campaigns later this week.</p>
<p>The MPs – who each had the backing of at least eight of their colleagues – will need at least 17 votes to get through the first ballot on Thursday – while the candidate with the lowest votes will be eliminated.</p>
<p>Health Secretary Matt Hancock pledged to increase the national living wage to more than £10 an hour, and said he would reduce taxes on working people “when we can afford it”.</p>
<p>Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab spelled out his desire to break from the EU by October 31 even without a deal if necessary, and called for a “generational change in leadership”.</p>
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<p>While Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey promised public sector workers a pay rise and vowed to increase police spending and boost funding for education as she set out her vision for the country.</p>
<p>She told the Eurosceptic Bruges Group: “My clear agenda is to deliver Brexit on the 31st of October and then we must unite the country, and then unite our party too.”</p>
<p>The 11 declared candidates became 10 just before the announcement as former minister Sam Gyimah said it had been a “tremendous privilege” to be able to make the case for a second referendum in the campaign, but had reached the conclusion that “there simply has not been enough time to build sufficient support, and I have decided to step back”.</p>
<p>“My purpose in campaigning for a solution to break the deadlock, and bringing new ideas to help my party win over modern Britain, will not change,” he said in a statement.</p>
<p>“I wish all the contenders the very best at this challenging time as they make the case to take our country forward.”</p>
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