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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? |
| (32 minutes later) | |
| Rishi Sunak currently has the most MPs who have publicly backed him | Rishi Sunak currently has the most MPs who have publicly backed him |
| 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 130 out of 357 Tory MPs have gone public with their support: | |
| Rishi Sunak - 72 MPs | |
| Boris Johnson - 41 MPs | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 17 MPs | Penny Mordaunt - 17 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. |
| 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. | |
| Rishi Sunak - 72 MPs | |
| Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford | Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford |
| Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham | |
| Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North & Cleveleys | Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North & Cleveleys |
| John Glen, MP for Salisbury | John Glen, MP for Salisbury |
| Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk & Malton | Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk & Malton |
| Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine | |
| Simon Hart, MP for Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire | |
| Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes | Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes |
| Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire | Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire |
| Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire | |
| Dominic Raab, MP for Esher & Walton | Dominic Raab, MP for Esher & Walton |
| John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle | John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle |
| Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon | |
| Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon | |
| Steve Double, MP for St Austell & Newquay | Steve Double, MP for St Austell & Newquay |
| James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk | |
| Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin & Harpenden | Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin & Harpenden |
| Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis & Littlehampton | Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis & Littlehampton |
| Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire | Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester | Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester |
| Fay Jones, MP for Brecon & Radnorshire | Fay Jones, MP for Brecon & Radnorshire |
| Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire | |
| Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud | Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud |
| Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham | Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham |
| Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham & Rainham | Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham & Rainham |
| Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey | |
| Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon | Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon |
| Laura Farris, MP for Newbury | Laura Farris, MP for Newbury |
| Simon Fell, MP for Barrow & Furness | Simon Fell, MP for Barrow & Furness |
| Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest | Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest |
| Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central | Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset | |
| Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark | Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark |
| Julie Marson, MP for Hertford & Stortford | Julie Marson, MP for Hertford & Stortford |
| Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill & Battle | Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill & Battle |
| James Morris, MP for Halesowen & Rowley Regis | James Morris, MP for Halesowen & Rowley Regis |
| Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham | Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham |
| Victoria Prentis, MP for Banbury | Victoria Prentis, MP for Banbury |
| Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon | |
| Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash | Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash |
| Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury | Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury |
| Robin Walker, MP for Worcester | Robin Walker, MP for Worcester |
| Helen Whately, MP for Faversham & Mid Kent | Helen Whately, MP for Faversham & Mid Kent |
| Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate | Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate |
| Robert Syms, MP for Poole | Robert Syms, MP for Poole |
| Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South | Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South |
| Steve Brine, MP for Winchester | Steve Brine, MP for Winchester |
| Liam Fox, MP for North Somerset | |
| Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire | |
| Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough & Whitby | Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough & Whitby |
| Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean | |
| Bob Neill, MP for Bromley & Chislehurst | Bob Neill, MP for Bromley & Chislehurst |
| David Davies, MP for Monmouth | David Davies, MP for Monmouth |
| Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow | Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow |
| Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire | |
| Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells | Greg Clark, MP for Tunbridge Wells |
| James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire | |
| Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings & Rye | Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings & Rye |
| Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer | Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer |
| James Daly, MP for Bury North | James Daly, MP for Bury North |
| Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow | Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow |
| Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley | Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley |
| Julian Smith, MP for Skipton & Ripon | Julian Smith, MP for Skipton & Ripon |
| Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East | Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East |
| David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield | David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield |
| Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South | Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South |
| Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire | |
| Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester | |
| Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield | |
| Andrew Percy, MP for Brigg and Goole | |
| Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South | |
| James Wild, MP for North West Norfolk | |
| Boris Johnson - 41 MPs | |
| Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough | Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough |
| Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw | Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw |
| James Duddridge, MP for Rochford & Southend East | James Duddridge, MP for Rochford & Southend East |
| Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield | Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield |
| Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley & Outwood | Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley & Outwood |
| Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North | Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North |
| Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire | Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire |
| Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West | Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West |
| Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase | Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase |
| David Morris, MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale | David Morris, MP for Morecambe & Lunesdale |
| Karl McCartney, MP for Lincoln | Karl McCartney, MP for Lincoln |
| Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford | Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford |
| Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby | Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby |
| Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset | |
| Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough | Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough |
| Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough | Jane Hunt, MP for Loughborough |
| Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall | |
| Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin | Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin |
| Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby | Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby |
| Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South | Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South |
| Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch | Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch |
| Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage | Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage |
| Andrew Stephenson, MP for Pendle | Andrew Stephenson, MP for Pendle |
| James Grundy, MP for Leigh | James Grundy, MP for Leigh |
| Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury | Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury |
| Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland | Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland |
| Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford | Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford |
| Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool | Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool |
| Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East | Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East |
| Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre & Preston North | Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre & Preston North |
| Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot | Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot |
| Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North | Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North |
| Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe | Holly Mumby-Croft, MP for Scunthorpe |
| Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | |
| Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering | Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering |
| Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire | |
| Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough | Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough |
| Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley | Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley |
| Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham | Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham |
| Henry Smith, MP for Crawley | |
| Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham | |
| Penny Mordaunt - 17 MPs | Penny Mordaunt - 17 MPs |
| John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk | John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk |
| Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke | Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke |
| Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight | Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight |
| Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives | Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives |
| Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone & Hythe | Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone & Hythe |
| Heather Wheeler, MP for South Derbyshire | |
| James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd | James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd |
| Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire | |
| Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport | Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport |
| Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire | |
| Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley | Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley |
| Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe & Nantwich | Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe & 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 |
| Craig Tracey, MP for North Warwickshire | |
| Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne | Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne |
| George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk | George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk |