enough numbers. she is languishing at the end of what we can see in the verified polls, at around 20% 20 supporters. she would need to increase that dramatically. it is not looking great for her and her supporters. not looking great for her and her supporters- not looking great for her and her su orters. ., ~ ,, supporters. thank you. our political correspondent supporters. thank you. our political correspondent in supporters. thank you. our political correspondent in westminster. - what do voters make of what has been happening in westminster? jessica lane has been talking to people in the conservative constituency of penistone and stocksbridge, in south yorkshire. as mps are back in their constituencies this weekend, many will find out if what s happening in westminster is the talk of their town. i think that we ve lost faith in all the politicians, labour or conservative, and i think it s time that we need to get a bit more stance within the country again. get stability back. i
are you running for leadership? he s got the numbers to get on the ballot paper. and rishi sunak is expected to declare his candidacy soon. the former chancellor now has more than 100 mps publicly backing him to be the prime minister. the big question in westminster is now if his former boss will try tojoin him. borisjohnson, returning from a holiday, is up for running again, according to one ally. the wheels of his plane may barely have touched down, but he s likely to be under pressure to decide quickly. we ve seen in the last few days, is some of the mps who resigned, some of the mps who called for boris to go at the start of the summer have now said that they would like to see him put himself forward. they ve admitted that they were wrong and i know that there are many others waiting to hear on if he makes a decision to run before they go public. others don t agree. the return of mrjohnson could, the former conservative leader william hague suggested, send the party into a death sp
the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from holiday, as supporters rally behind a potential comeback by the former prime minister. but so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. good helen catt has more. morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadership? he good morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadershi? ., , ., , , leadership? he has got the numbers to net on leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper and - leadership? he has got the numb
i think that cannot onlyjust bring the conservative party and parliament together, but actually the whole country. she s got a proven track record working across eight departments in her 12 years in parliament, and i think her background really makes her well placed to connect with people. by this time next week, barring any major surprises, one of these three people will be the prime minister. until then, the race to gain support continues. helen catt, bbc news. 0ur political corrspondent rajdeep sandhu is in westminster. what is the likelihood of these candidates making a success of being prime minister? we have been told that a source says borisjohnson has more than 100 backers among conservative mps. that is different
rajdeep sandhu is in westminster. so, the only candidate to have for many and as she is running is the one who we hear hasn t had the numbers yet, if rumours about boris johnson but that numbers are to be believed? , , , , believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is the believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is the anyone - believed? yes, it seems penny mordaunt is the anyone who i believed? yes, it seems pennyl mordaunt is the anyone who has announced her candidacy but according to those numbers we just showed viewers there, she s not doing so well, she didn t quite have the momentum she had in the last campaign. instead, all of the focus is on rishi sunak and borisjohnson. rishi sunak the favourite and in the lead. that is not so surprising because he was the favourite throughout the mps part of the last leadership election, but he wasn t the favourite when it went to the party membership, so it is n