Boris Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest last night
Conservative MPs will choose who they want to be their new leader in the first stage of the race for No 10 after Boris Johnson dramatically pulled out of the contest. The former prime minister claimed he had the nominations needed to make it onto the ballot paper but admitted he could not unite his warring party.
Her team are now hoping that the departure of Mr Johnson will see a swathe of MP who were backing him or are yet to declare swing behind her. A campaign source confirmed she was still in the running, arguing she is the candidate who Labour fear the most. With nominations due to close at 2pm on Monday, Ms Mordaunt has limited time to get the necessary nominations. If she fails Mr Sunak will be declared leader without a contest. If she does get the numbers, MPs will then decide which of the two candidates they prefer in an “indicative” vote.
In a statement on Sunday evening, Mr Johnson said he had been “overwhelmed” by the support he had received from people urging to run just weeks after being forced out by his own MPs after one scandal too many. If he had stood, he said there was a “very good chance” the members would have voted him back into No 10 by the end of week and that he would have been “well-placed” to lead the party to victory in a general election in 2024.
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