rishi sunak officially joins the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. it means the former chancellor joins penny mordaunt in publicly declaring. the question now does borisjohnson have enough backers to stand as well? the people who are doing the numbers for boris s campaign tell me that they have the numbers, so the hundred that is necessary of members of parliament are there. boris is an amazing figure in our party, an incredible campaigner. he lights up any room, people absolutely love him. but the problem is, as prime minister, we would be absolutely shackled to somebody who was bound to bring us down. we ll have the latest on the support for each candidate also on the programme. the schools struggling to keep the lights and heating on
a former head of press at number 10 downing street and founder of trafalgar strategy. downing street and founder he joins us live from somerset. downing street and founder good downing street and founder to have you with us. i to good to have you with us. i wanted to start by asking you how significant it is, in your view, that suella braverman, the former home secretary, has decided to endorse rishi sunak. suella braverman, a figure on the right of the party, might have been perhaps expected to endorse borisjohnson. what are your thoughts? i expected to endorse boris johnson. what are your thoughts? what are your thoughts? i think it is significant. what are your thoughts? i think it is significant, the what are your thoughts? i think it is significant, the tory what are your thoughts? i think it is significant, the tory party - what are your thoughts? i think it is significant, the tory party is - what are your thoughts? i think it is significant, the tory party is a l is sign
and accountability . he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon, suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency . meanwhile the foreign secretary james cleverly is backing boris johnson. in a tweet he said that mrjohnson had learned lessons from his time in number 10 and will focus on the needs of the country. mrjohnson has yet to declare his candidacy but held talks with mr sunak last night. penny mordaunt is also running but like mrjohnson has yet to achieve the required number of backers. here s our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running,
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