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| Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt: Who are MPs backing? | Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt: Who are MPs backing? |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Conservative MPs have started declaring who they are backing to become the UK's next prime minister. | Conservative MPs have started declaring who they are backing to become the UK's next prime minister. |
| Currently 179 out of 357 Tory MPs have gone public with their support: | |
| Rishi Sunak - 110 MPs | |
| Boris Johnson - 48 MPs | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 21 MPs | Penny Mordaunt - 21 MPs |
| Many others may not declare who they are backing, and more could announce their decisions over the weekend - so expect the numbers to continue to change rapidly. | Many others may not declare who they are backing, and more could announce their decisions over the weekend - so expect the numbers to continue to change rapidly. |
| We are only including MPs who have told the BBC on the record who they are backing, or MPs who have publicly declared their support. | We are only including MPs who have told the BBC on the record who they are backing, or MPs who have publicly declared their support. |
| Candidates will require the support of at least 100 Tory MPs. | Candidates will require the support of at least 100 Tory MPs. |
| Penny Mordaunt is the only candidate to confirm they are running so far. Any of the other rumoured frontrunners may not actually run, or another MP could declare themselves as a candidate. | Penny Mordaunt is the only candidate to confirm they are running so far. Any of the other rumoured frontrunners may not actually run, or another MP could declare themselves as a candidate. |
| The growing list has highlighted how Conservative MPs have changed their minds since the summer. There was shock in Westminster after Caroline Johnson pledged her support to Mr Johnson - just months after resigning as vice-chair of the party and calling for him to resign. | The growing list has highlighted how Conservative MPs have changed their minds since the summer. There was shock in Westminster after Caroline Johnson pledged her support to Mr Johnson - just months after resigning as vice-chair of the party and calling for him to resign. |
| And former chancellor Sajid Javid has decided to support Mr Sunak, after backing Liz Truss during the last leadership election. | And former chancellor Sajid Javid has decided to support Mr Sunak, after backing Liz Truss during the last leadership election. |
| Rishi Sunak - 110 MPs | |
| Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden | Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden |
| Richard Bacon, MP for Norfolk South | |
| Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud | Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud |
| Duncan Baker, MP for North Norfolk | |
| Steve Barclay, MP for North East Cambridgeshire | |
| John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay | |
| Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South | |
| Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme | |
| Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate | |
| Sir Peter Bottomley, MP for Worthing West | |
| Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | |
| Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire | |
| Steve Brine, MP for Winchester | |
| Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire | |
| James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk | |
| Miriam Cates, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge | |
| Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham | Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham |
| Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham and Rainham | Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham and Rainham |
| Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells | |
| Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey | Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey |
| Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire | |
| James Daly, MP for Bury North | |
| David Davies, MP for Monmouth | |
| Gareth Davies, MP for Stamford and Grantham | |
| Philip Davies, MP for Shipley | |
| Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon | Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon |
| Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay | |
| Oliver Dowden, MP for Hertsmere | |
| Flick Drummond, MP for Meon Valley | |
| Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow | |
| Ruth Edwards, MP for Rushcliffe | |
| Tobias Ellwood, MP for East Bournemouth | |
| George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth | |
| Laura Farris, MP for Newbury | Laura Farris, MP for Newbury |
| Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness | Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness |
| Liam Fox, MP for North Somerset | |
| Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire | |
| Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest | Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest |
| Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | |
| Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central | Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| John Glen, MP for Salisbury | |
| Sir Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby | |
| Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester | |
| Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald | |
| James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire | |
| Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow | |
| Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon | |
| Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk | |
| Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean | |
| Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye | |
| Simon Hart, MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | |
| Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire | |
| Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset | Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset |
| Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham | |
| Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton | |
| John Howell, MP for Henley | |
| Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield | |
| Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove | |
| Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark | Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark |
| David Johnston, MP for Wantage | |
| Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough | |
| Fay Jones, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire | |
| Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon | |
| Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester | |
| Robert Largan, MP for High Peak | |
| Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East | |
| Jonathan Lord, MP for Woking | |
| Alan Mak, MP for Havant | |
| Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes | |
| Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford | Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford |
| Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys | |
| Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde | |
| Johnny Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor View | |
| Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle | Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle |
| Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley | Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley |
| Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield | Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield |
| James Morris, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis | |
| David Mundell, MP for Dumfrieshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | |
| Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire | |
| Sir Robert Neill, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst | |
| Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North | |
| Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham | |
| Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole | Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole |
| Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South | Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South |
| Rebecca Pow, MP for Taunton Deane | Rebecca Pow, MP for Taunton Deane |
| Victoria Prentis, MP for Banbury | |
| Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham | Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham |
| Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton | |
| Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford | |
| David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield | |
| Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon | Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon |
| Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon | |
| John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle | |
| Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South | |
| Sir Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon | |
| Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon | |
| Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer | |
| Sir Robert Syms, MP for Poole | |
| Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash | |
| Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury | |
| Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks | Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks |
| Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling | |
| Martin Vickers, MP for Stockton South | Martin Vickers, MP for Stockton South |
| Robin Walker, MP for Worcester | |
| Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend | |
| Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent | |
| James Wild, MP for North West Norfolk | |
| Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire | |
| Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire | |
| Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South | |
| Boris Johnson - 48 MPs | |
| Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West | |
| Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South | |
| Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough | |
| Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough | Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough |
| Bill Cash, MP for Stone | |
| Sir Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch | |
| Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw | Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw |
| Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot | |
| Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire | |
| Sir James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East | |
| Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury | |
| Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North | |
| Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield | Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield |
| James Grundy, MP for Leigh | |
| Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North | |
| Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland | |
| Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry | |
| Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley | |
| Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering | |
| Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough | |
| Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood | Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood |
| Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham | |
| Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford | |
| Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough | |
| Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley | |
| Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North | Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North |
| Karl McCartney, MP for Lincoln | |
| Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage | |
| Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase | Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase |
| David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale | David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale |
| Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool | |
| Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe | |
| Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall | Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall |
| Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby | |
| Priti Patel, MP for Witham | |
| Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin | Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin |
| Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby | Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby |
| Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset | |
| Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford | |
| Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West | |
| Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham | |
| Henry Smith, MP for Crawley | |
| Andrew Stephenson, MP for Pendle | Andrew Stephenson, MP for Pendle |
| Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East | Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East |
| Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-Upon-Tweed | Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-Upon-Tweed |
| Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire | |
| Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 21 MPs | Penny Mordaunt - 21 MPs |
| Dame Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne | |
| Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire | |
| Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe | Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe |
| James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd | James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd |
| Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport | Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport |
| George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk | |
| Marcus Fysh, MP for Yeovil | |
| Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet | |
| Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border | |
| John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | |
| Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire | Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire |
| Dame Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke | |
| Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley | Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley |
| Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich | Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich |
| John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare | John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare |
| Nicola Richards, MP for West Bromwich East | Nicola Richards, MP for West Bromwich East |
| Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle | Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle |
| Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight | |
| Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives | |
| Craig Tracey, MP for North Warwickshire | |
| Heather Wheeler, MP for South Derbyshire |