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| How many backers do Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have? | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Conservative MPs are declaring who they are backing to become the UK's next prime minister. | Conservative MPs are declaring who they are backing to become the UK's next prime minister. |
| Currently 178 out of 357 Tory MPs have gone public with their support for candidates who have said they are running: | |
| Rishi Sunak - 153 MPs | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 25 MPs | |
| A further 55 MPs had publicly declared their support for Boris Johnson, who has pulled out of the race. | |
| 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. Penny Mordaunt and Rishi Sunak are the two candidates to confirm they are running so far. | |
| The growing list has highlighted how Conservative MPs have changed their minds since the summer. | |
| Former chancellor Sajid Javid has decided to support Mr Sunak, after backing Liz Truss during the last leadership election. Another notable Tory MP to switch their support to Mr Sunak is Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker - who initially supported Suella Braverman's leadership bid over the summer before shifting to Liz Truss. | |
| And there was surprise when former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and former home secretary Priti Patel said they were backing Mr Johnson to return as prime minister despite having called for him to resign in the summer - Mr Zahawi on Sunday switched his support to Mr Sunak. | |
| Rishi Sunak - 153 MPs | |
| Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden | Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden |
| Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey | Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey |
| Richard Bacon, MP for Norfolk South | Richard Bacon, MP for Norfolk South |
| Kemi Badenoch, MP for Saffron Walden | Kemi Badenoch, MP for Saffron Walden |
| Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud | Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud |
| Duncan Baker, MP for North Norfolk | Duncan Baker, MP for North Norfolk |
| Steve Baker, MP for High Wycombe | Steve Baker, MP for High Wycombe |
| Steve Barclay, MP for North East Cambridgeshire | Steve Barclay, MP for North East Cambridgeshire |
| John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay | John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay |
| Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South | Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South |
| Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme | Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| Paul Beresford, MP for Mole Valley | Paul Beresford, MP for Mole Valley |
| Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate | Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate |
| Sir Peter Bottomley, MP for Worthing West | Sir Peter Bottomley, MP for Worthing West |
| Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
| Suella Braverman, MP for Fareham | Suella Braverman, MP for Fareham |
| Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire | Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire |
| Steve Brine, MP for Winchester | Steve Brine, MP for Winchester |
| Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire | Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire |
| Felicity Buchan, MP for Kensington | |
| Alun Cairns, MP for Vale of Glamorgan | Alun Cairns, MP for Vale of Glamorgan |
| James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk | James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk |
| Miriam Cates, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge | 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 | Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells |
| Chris Clarkson, MP for Heywood and Middleton | |
| Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey | Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey |
| Sir Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon | Sir Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon |
| Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire | Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| James Daly, MP for Bury North | James Daly, MP for Bury North |
| David Davies, MP for Monmouth | David Davies, MP for Monmouth |
| Gareth Davies, MP for Stamford and Grantham | Gareth Davies, MP for Stamford and Grantham |
| Philip Davies, MP for Shipley | Philip Davies, MP for Shipley |
| David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden | David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden |
| Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon | Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon |
| Michelle Donelan, MP for Chippenham | Michelle Donelan, MP for Chippenham |
| Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay | Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay |
| Oliver Dowden, MP for Hertsmere | Oliver Dowden, MP for Hertsmere |
| Flick Drummond, MP for Meon Valley | Flick Drummond, MP for Meon Valley |
| Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow | Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow |
| Ruth Edwards, MP for Rushcliffe | Ruth Edwards, MP for Rushcliffe |
| Tobias Ellwood, MP for East Bournemouth | Tobias Ellwood, MP for East Bournemouth |
| George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth | 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 | Liam Fox, MP for North Somerset |
| Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire | Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire |
| Mike Freer, MP for Finchley and Golders Green | Mike Freer, MP for Finchley and Golders Green |
| Anna Firth, MP for Southend West | |
| Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest | Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest |
| Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden | Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden |
| Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton |
| Peter Gibson, MP for Darlington | Peter Gibson, MP for Darlington |
| Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central | Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| John Glen, MP for Salisbury | John Glen, MP for Salisbury |
| Sir Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby | Sir Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby |
| Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester | Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester |
| Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald | Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald |
| James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire | James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire |
| Chris Grayling, MP for Epsom and Ewell | Chris Grayling, MP for Epsom and Ewell |
| Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow | Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow |
| Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon | Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon |
| Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk | Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk |
| Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea and Fulham | Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea and Fulham |
| Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean | Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean |
| Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye | Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye |
| Simon Hart, MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Simon Hart, MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire |
| Sir Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire | Sir Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire |
| James Heappey, MP for the Wells | James Heappey, MP for the Wells |
| Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire | 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 | Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham |
| Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton | Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton |
| Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh | Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh |
| John Howell, MP for Henley | John Howell, MP for Henley |
| Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield | Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield |
| Tom Hunt, MP for Ipswich | Tom Hunt, MP for Ipswich |
| Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove | Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove |
| Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark | Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark |
| David Johnston, MP for Wantage | David Johnston, MP for Wantage |
| Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough | Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough |
| Fay Jones, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire | Fay Jones, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire |
| Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon | Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon |
| Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester | Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester |
| Sir Greg Knight, MP for East Yorkshire | Sir Greg Knight, MP for East Yorkshire |
| Robert Largan, MP for High Peak | Robert Largan, MP for High Peak |
| Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South | Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South |
| Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset | Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset |
| Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East | Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East |
| Jonathan Lord, MP for Woking | Jonathan Lord, MP for Woking |
| Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham | Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham |
| Alan Mak, MP for Havant | Alan Mak, MP for Havant |
| Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes | Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes |
| Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford | Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford |
| Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland | |
| Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys | Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys |
| Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde | Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde |
| Johnny Mercer, MP for Plymouth Moor View | 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 |
| Gagan Mohindra, MP for South West Hertfordshire | Gagan Mohindra, MP for South West Hertfordshire |
| David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale (switched from supporting Boris Johnson) | |
| James Morris, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis | James Morris, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis |
| David Mundell, MP for Dumfrieshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | David Mundell, MP for Dumfrieshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale |
| Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire | Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire |
| Sir Robert Neill, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst | Sir Robert Neill, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst |
| Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North | Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North |
| Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire | Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire |
| Neil O'Brien, MP for Harborough | Neil O'Brien, MP for Harborough |
| Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham | Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham |
| Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby | Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby |
| 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 | Victoria Prentis, MP for Banbury |
| Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham | Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham |
| Will Quince, MP for Colchester | Will Quince, MP for Colchester |
| Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton | Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton |
| Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford | Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford |
| David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield | David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield |
| Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon | Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon |
| Andrew Selous, MP for South West Bedfordshire | Andrew Selous, MP for South West Bedfordshire |
| Grant Shapps, MP for Welwyn Hatfield | Grant Shapps, MP for Welwyn Hatfield |
| David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner | David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner |
| Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North | Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North |
| Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon | Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon |
| John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle | John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle |
| Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South | Iain Stewart, MP for Milton Keynes South |
| Sir Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon | Sir Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon |
| Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon | Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon |
| Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness | Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness |
| Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer | Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer |
| Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West | Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West |
| Sir Robert Syms, MP for Poole | Sir Robert Syms, MP for Poole |
| Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash | Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash |
| Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury | Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury |
| Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon | Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon |
| Michael Tomlinson, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole | Michael Tomlinson, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks | Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks |
| Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling | Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling |
| Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes | Martin Vickers, MP for Cleethorpes |
| Matt Vickers, MP for Stockton South | Matt Vickers, MP for Stockton South |
| Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet | Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet |
| Robin Walker, MP for Worcester | Robin Walker, MP for Worcester |
| Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend | Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend |
| Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent | Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent |
| James Wild, MP for North West Norfolk | James Wild, MP for North West Norfolk |
| Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire | Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire |
| Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire | Sir Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire |
| Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South | Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South |
| Nadhim Zahawi, MP for Stratford-on-Avon (switched from supporting Boris Johnson) | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 25 MPs | |
| Dame Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne | |
| Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire | |
| Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe | |
| Tracey Crouch, MP for Chatham and Aylesford | |
| James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd | |
| Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport | |
| Dr Luke Evans, MP for Bosworth | |
| Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield (switched from supporting Boris Johnson) | |
| George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk | |
| Marcus Fysh, MP for Yeovil | |
| Sir Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet | |
| Damian Green, MP for Ashford | |
| Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border | |
| John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | |
| Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire | |
| Dame Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke | |
| Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley | |
| Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich | |
| John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare | |
| Nicola Richards, MP for West Bromwich East | |
| 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 | |
| Boris Johnson - 55 MPs had pledged their support | |
| Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty | Nigel Adams, MP for Selby and Ainsty |
| Lucy Allan, MP for Telford | |
| Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield | Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield |
| Sarah Atherton, MP for Wrexham | Sarah Atherton, MP for Wrexham |
| Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West | Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West |
| Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South | Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South |
| Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough | Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough |
| Ben Bradley, MP for Mansfield | Ben Bradley, MP for Mansfield |
| Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough | Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough |
| Bill Cash, MP for Stone | Bill Cash, MP for Stone |
| Sir Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch | Sir Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch |
| Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw | Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw |
| James Cleverly, MP for Braintree | James Cleverly, MP for Braintree |
| Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot | Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot |
| Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire | Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire |
| Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset | Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset |
| Sir James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East | Sir James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East |
| Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury | Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury |
| Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North | Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North |
| James Grundy, MP for Leigh | James Grundy, MP for Leigh |
| Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North | Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland | Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland |
| Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry | Chris Heaton-Harris, MP for Daventry |
| Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley | Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley |
| Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering | Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering |
| Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough | 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 | Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford | Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford |
| Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough | Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough |
| Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley | Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley |
| Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North | Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North |
| Karl McCartney, MP for Lincoln | Karl McCartney, MP for Lincoln |
| Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage | Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage |
| Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase | Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase |
| Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool | Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool |
| Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe | 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 | Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby |
| Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon | Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon |
| Priti Patel, MP for Witham | 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 | Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset |
| Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford | Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford |
| Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West | Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West |
| Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham | Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham |
| Henry Smith, MP for Crawley | 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 | Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire |
| Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North | Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North |
| Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon | Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon |