Nadhim Zahawi
His comments come less than a week after he told the prime minister he should resign.
"Representation is important in politics, but only if they represent more than just the same skin tone as me.”
"The whole thing is an absolute farce," Ian King said.
The new chancellor also made a thinly veiled swipe at his predecessor Rishi Sunak, saying that “cutting taxes isn’t a fairytale”.
Eleven candidates have so far declared that they want to replace Boris Johnson in No.10.
The new chancellor described the saga as "deeply embarrassing".
Conservative leadership hopeful also pledged to publish his accounts every year – if he becomes prime minister.
A sideways look at the would-be prime ministers.
The Cabinet trio are the latest names to join the race to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
A few snarky comments from the pro-prime minister camp have emerged over the past 24 hours.