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Candidates in the race to succeed Liz Truss prime minister have until Monday to collect nominations from 100 MPs to get onto the ballot paper.
Only Penny Mordaunt has formally announced a leadership bid, but it is believed that alongside Boris Johnson, former chancellor Rishi Sunak and former home secretary Suella Braverman are considering throwing their hats into the ring.
It comes after Ms Truss resigned as prime minister after just 45 days in office, with the chair of the 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, Sir Graham Brady, announcing a successor will be chosen by the end of next week and before the government’s fiscal statement on 31 October.
Ben Wallace, who is widely respected across the party for his record over Ukraine and viewed as a possible “unity candidate”, has ruled himself out of the race. Speaking to Sky News, he said he believed he can provide the “best value” to the British people by remaining at the helm of the Ministry of Defence.
Below is the full list of which MPs are backing who:
Boris Johnson (57 backers)
Defence secretary Ben Wallace is backing former PM Boris Johnson
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The former prime minister was reportedly on holiday in the Dominican Republic and is believed to be considering throwing his hat in the ring.
Mr Johnson could be staring down the barrel of an investigation into Partygate, but 31 MPs and counting have announced they will be backing him.
1. Jacob Rees-Mogg
2. Simon Clarke
3. James Duddridge
4. Paul Bristow
5. Stephen McPartland
6. Brendan Clarke-Smith
7. Michael Fabricant
8. Nadine Dorries
9. Andrea Jenkyns
10. Andrew Stephenson
11. Christopher Chope
12. Amanda Milling
13. David Morris
14. Karl McCartney
15. Peter Bone
16. Jane Hunt
17. Trudy Harrison
18. Chris Clarkson
19. Lia Nici
20. Sheryll Murray
21. Jonathan Gullis
22. Tom Pursglove
23. Mark Pritchard
24. Jill Mortimer
25. Ian Levy
26. Edward Leigh
27. Holly Mumby-Croft
28. James Grundy
29. Richard Drax
30. Jane Stevenson
31. Ben Wallace (leaning toward)
32. Alok Sharma
33. Marco Longhi
34. Shaun Bailey
35. Scott Benton
36. Mark Eastwood
37. Caroline Johnson
38. Anne-Marie Trevelyan
39. Tom Pursglove
40. Nigel Adams
41. Chris Heaton-Harris
42. Kelly Tolhurst
43. Sheryll Murray
44. Richard Drax
45. Philip Hollobone
46. Shailesh Vara
47. Maria Caulfield
48. Edward Leigh
49. Henry Smith
50. Gareth Johnson
51. Matthew Offord
52. Leo Docherty
53. Bob Stewart
54. Greg Smith
55. Anthony Higginbotham
56. John Whittingdale
57. Bill Cash
Rishi Sunak (93 backers)
Rishi Sunak is believed to be running
(Re/Toby Melvilleuters)
The former chancellor and runner-up in the last leadership race is yet to confirm he is standing to be leader but momentum is picking up behind him to stand for leader again.
1. Chris Philp
2. George Eustice
3. Crispin Blunt
4. Richard Holden
5. Dominic Raab
6. Julie Marson
7. Angela Richardson
8. Steve Double
9. Nigel Mills
10. James Cartlidge
11. Bim Afolami
12. Simon Jupp
13. Craig Williams
14. Kevin Hollinrake
15. Jo Gideon
16. Simon Hart
17. John Glen
18. Anthony Mangnall
19. Andrew Bowie
20. Gary Streeter
21. John Stevenson
22. Andrew Murrison
23. Paul Maynard
24. Andrew Murrison
25. Fay Jones
26. Maggie Throup
27. Edward Timpson
28. Huw Merriman
29. Laura Farris
30. Simon Fell
31. James Morris
32. Helen Whately
32. Robin Walker
33. Jonathan Djangoly
34. Robert Syms
35. Anthony Browne
36. Damian Hinds
37. Gareth Davies
38. Jo Gideon
39. Laura Trott
40. Mark Garnier
41. Robert Jenrick
42. Richard Graham
43. Siobhan Baillie
44. Victoria Prentis
45. Simon Baynes
46. Mel Stride
47. Sir Gavin Williamson
48. Liam Fox
49. Mark Harper
50. Sir Bob Neill
51. Robert Halfon
52. David Davies
53. Rehman Chishti
54. Julian Sturdy
55. Greg Clark
56. Julian Smith
57. James Daly
59. Nigel Pow
60. Philip Dunne
61. Sajid Javid
62. Johnny Mercer
63. James Gray
64. Oliver Dowden
65. Matt Hancock
66. Tobias Ellwood
67. Tom Tugendhat
68. Nick Gibb
69. Alex Chalk
70. Simon Hoare
71. Robert Goodwill
72. Guy Opperman
73. Claire Coutinho
74. Steve Brine
75. David TC Davies
76. Ruth Edwards
77. Mike Wood
78. Stephen Hammond
79. Andrew Jones
80. John Baron
81. Andrew Percy
82. Philip Davies
83. Iain Stewart
84. Jonathan Lord
85. Jeremy Quin
86. Rebecca Pow
87. Richard Bacon
88. Jamie Wallis
89. Mark Menzies
90. John Howell
91. Miriam Cates
92. Alan Mak
93. Martin Vickers
Penny Mordaunt (23 backers)
Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt
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The Commons leader is the only candidate to announce she will be running for party leader. She said: “I’ve been encouraged by support from colleagues who want a fresh start, a united party and leadership in the national interest.
“I’m running to be the leader of the Conservative Party and your prime minister – to unite our country, deliver our pledges and win the next general election.” Here are her backers:
1. Derek Thomas
2. Maria Miller
3. Bob Seely
4. John Lamont
5. Andrea Leadsom
6. Damian Collins
7. Robbie Moore
8. Craig Tracey
9. Kieran Mullan
10. Nicola Richards
11. John Penrose
12. Roger Gale
13. Caroline Dinenage
14. Heather Wheeler
15. Harriett Baldwin
16. Elliot Colburn
17. Neil Hudson
18. Nicola Richards
19. Caroline Ansell
20. George Freeman
21. Mary Robinson
22. Roger Gale
23. Marcus Fysh
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