Number of publicly declared MPs is growing as three candidates emerge as favourites in the race
- Tory leadership contest – latest updates
The number of publicly declared MPs who are backing potential candidates for the Conservative leadership is growing, with three key figures emerging: the former chancellor Rishi Sunak, the former prime minister Boris Johnson, and Penny Mordaunt, the current leader of the House of Commons. Each candidate will need at least 100 signatures to make it to the first round of voting on Monday.
As of 1:10pm on Sunday, Sunak was leading the field having received 135 public nominations.
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