a million and a half households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks. and england s lionesses will face china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand. good afternoon. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure 100 public declarations of support from mps. 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. rivals of boris johnson rivals of borisjohnson have dismissed claims that he has also secured the backing of 100 mps. mr johnson has flown home from holiday in a caribbean overnight. so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign, but she is lagging behind the two men. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. are you running for leadership? he s got the numbers to get on the ballot paper. and rishi sunak is expected
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