Mr Johnson's attempts to strike compromise deals with Mr Sunak and Ms Mordaunt fail as the two rivals describe ex-PM campaign's claims of having 100 backers as 'bluff' and 'bravado'.
today surged ahead in the race to become next prime minister as rival camps expressed doubts about Boris Johnson’s ability to make it on to the ballot.
Supporters of Mr Johnson, the only of the three candidates yet to formally declare, insisted he had the backing of 100 MPs, with a supporters’ WhatsApp group told the paperwork with the required nominations had been completed.take the leadership battle all the way to the second stage of a members’ vote
It came after Mr Johnson’s attempts to strike deals separately with both Mr Sunak and Ms Mordaunt to get them to drop out of the race in return for a senior job were rejected by both rivals.
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