Rishi Sunak has stormed ahead in the latest race to No 10 – despite not yet formally confirming his intention to take part.
Rishi Sunak has reportedly stormed ahead in the latest race to No 10 – despite not yet formally confirming his intention to take part.As there are currently 357 Tory MPs, a maximum of three candidates could possibly be nominated on Monday.In a statement, she said she’d been ‘encouraged by support from colleagues’ to ‘unite our country’.He was flying back overnight from his holiday in the Dominican Republic to reportedly enter the race to No 10 and attempt an extraordinary comeback.
According to Sky News, the former prime minister received ‘one or two boos’ on his flight last night.On Friday night, Mr Sunak’s supporters said he had amassed the necessary numbers to reach the threshold, way ahead of Monday’s deadline.– despite their tumultuous past. The pair had sparred in a massive row over taxes before the ex-Chancellor’s shock resignation in July.Rishi Sunak reportedly has the backing of 100 supporters ahead of Monday ’If the Tories are serious about winning in 2024 and want to stop a general election before then they need to revert to the guy with a mandate who is a seasoned campaigner.‘There’s no point going to a yellow box junction without knowing how you are going to get out of it.
Tory MPs will vote on Monday, and two candidates will be put forward to the Tory membership unless one pulls out, with a result being announced on Friday.Mr Johnson won the public support of six Cabinet ministers: Ben Wallace, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Simon Clarke, Chris Heaton-Harris, Alok Sharma and Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
It came as former Tory leader Lord William Hague warned his return would lead to a ‘death spiral’ for the Conservative Party.More: