cancellations. even when you re training isn t cancelled, you are often on a really, really packed service. 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 the public support of 100 tory mps that s the number needed to enter the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. but he s yet to announce publicly whether he will bid for the top job after losing to liz truss last month. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from a caribbean holiday, as his supporters claim he now also has 100 mps backing him, although others have said this is hogwash.’ so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas has more. are you running for the leadership? he was tight lipped this morning but rishi sunak clearly has a well of support among conserv
if three candidates get 100 nominations, there ll be an mp5 vote. a choice on the final two would be made by tory party members voting online. if that happens, the new party leader and prime minister will be declared on friday. the process is under way. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster. we have had wonder correlation of a candidate? yes, as you head in the piece, penny mordaunt, leader of the commons is the only candidate so far to have definitely said that she is running. but, had declared backers haven t yet reached 100. in the opposite way you have yet reached 100. in the opposite way you have rishi sunak whose sources and his you have rishi sunak whose sources and his campaigners say he has read that magic and his campaigners say he has read that magic 100 figure. we have seen a lot of that magic 100 figure. we have seen a lot of public backers coming out. the bbc
normal leadership contest, when you would expect there to be launches and people want to build momentum early. actually, what i think you might find with this one is a lot more of it is done behind the scenes, to try and make sure they are getting towards that magic 100 number. i think people we are waiting to hearfrom our suella braverman, a journalist outside her home this morning, they spoke to her and asked if she would stand and she said she wouldn t say if she was standing or ruling herself out. she said she would make a statement later. other names in the frame are people like the defence secretary ben wallace. we are looking to hear from those on a course penny mordaunt and rishi sunak, who are seen as really serious contenders for this, we will be looking to see if either of them come forward and say they are definitely standing. there are lots of mps who have come out and said they would back either of them, or, as you said, boris johnson. another name in the frame that peopl