was the first to declare her candidacy, promising to the country. i happen to think the best chance of finding that unity and finding that leadership will be with penny because of the skill set she has and the personal qualities, however, whoever it is, we need to get behind that person that man or woman and we need to make this work. those in the running have until monday to secure enough support to enter the contest to become what will be the uk s fifth prime minister injust over six years. jonathan blake, bbc news. here s how the leadership contest will play out over the coming days. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as early as monday. conservative mps have until then to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations, if only one of them achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon at 2pm.
but it will be mild. all the details coming up here on breakfast. it s saturday the 22nd of october. our top story: supporters of the former chancellor rishi sunak claim he now has the backing of 100 conservative mps to become the next prime minister. mr sunak has not formally entered the competition to replace liz truss but that level of support would make him the front runner. penny mordaunt remains the only mp to say she is running, and borisjohnson is currently flying back to the uk from a caribbean holiday, amid rumours he may seek to regain the job he was forced out of last month. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake has been following developments. three potential contenders to become the next prime minister and replace liz truss in number 10. hasta la visa, baby! the big question is whether boris johnson will attempt a comeback. the former prime minister flew home from holiday in the caribbean overnight. despite being forced out after a series of scandals,
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