held talks with borisjohnson last night. he has now declared that he has entered the race. rishi sunak has entered the race. rishi sunak has formally declared that he has entered the race. this is a bbc tally indicating he has achieved the backing of at least 130 mps. significantly more than the 100 needed to enter the ballot. that is the magic number. 100. boris 55 and penny mordaunt, the only or rather she was the first declared candidate, she still remains on 23. a reminder this is a bbc tally. we have had a number of people come out this morning who have said, was it jacob rees—mogg who said we have the numbers, or damian green said we have the numbers. he will be in the race. but we don't have the public