SAM GYIMAH, 42
Gyimah is the only candidate to back another Brexit referendum.
A former investment banker and entrepreneur, Gyimah entered parliament after the 2010 election. He was promoted to minister for universities in January 2018, but resigned 10 months later over May's Brexit deal.
He said he was joining the contest to "broaden the race".
"There is a wide range of candidates but there is a very narrow set of views on Brexit being discussed," he told Sky News.
"Parliament is deadlocked, we all know that," he said. "We want to be able to bring the country together so that is why I think a final say on the Brexit deal is the way to achieve that.
"I'll be the only candidate in the race offering this option which is supported by the vast majority of people in the public, in order to take us forward."
