Rishi Sunak is believed to have become the first Tory leadership candidate to have amassed sufficient support to make it to the ballot of Conservative colleagues.
The former chancellor’s supporters said on Friday night he had received nominations from 100 Tory MPs to pass the threshold required way ahead of Monday’s deadline.
Boris Johnson was lagging behind, though like Mr Sunak has not formally declared – unlike Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt who became the first to confirm her candidacy.
The free mkt experiment is over – it’s been a low point in our Party’s great history.
The reset begins.
Time for centrist, stable, fiscally responsible Government offering credible domestic & international leadership.
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But Mr Johnson has told allies he is “up for it” and would fly back from his holiday in the Dominican Republic to enter the race.
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