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Tory donor calls for leadership contest after EU referendum
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/24/tory-donor-urges-david-cameron-resign-after-eu-referendumAlexander Temerko says Cameron should face ballot whatever the referendum result, and that Boris Johnson should win
Tory donor calls for leadership contest after EU referendum
Rowena Mason
Thursday 24 March 2016 12.37 EDT
A major Conservative donor has called for David Cameron to face a leadership contest immediately after the EU referendum, whatever the result.
Alexander Temerko, who has given the Tories more than £300,000 since 2012 and supports Boris Johnson, said he believed the London mayor would be the right candidate to reunite the party after a divisive EU referendum campaign.
Temerko is supporting the campaign for Britain to stay in the EU, in contrast to Johnson, who is one of the highest-profile leave campaigners.
However, he suggested the party needed a new leader regardless of whether Britain stays in or out of the EU, and endorsed Johnson as the best person for the job.