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James Cleverley, who took over the education department on Thursday, also said Johnson had not set a timetable for how long he would remain in Downing Street after stepping down as the Tory leadership. He rejected former prime minister John Major’s call to speed up the appointment of a new leader by suspending a final vote by Conservative party members across the country. “I think testing a candidate’s ability to reach beyond the Westminster bubble is incredibly important, so I think it’s an important part of the process,” Smart told Sky News....