good morning to you. do you know how many others of your colleagues have put in a letter to the particular chairman of the particular committee that organises tory leadership contests? ., ., , ., contests? no, i have absolutely no idea at all- contests? no, i have absolutely no idea at all. the contests? no, i have absolutely no idea at all. the chairman contests? no, i have absolutely no idea at all. the chairman of- contests? no, i have absolutely no idea at all. the chairman of the - idea at all. the chairman of the 1922 committee sir graham brady is as tight as a climb and will not tell anybody, as tight as a climb and will not tellanybody, not as tight as a climb and will not tell anybody, not me, as tight as a climb and will not tellanybody, not me, not as tight as a climb and will not tell anybody, not me, not you how many letters he has received until he receives the necessary 5a, if he does. at that point that triggers a leadership contest but i have no idea at all. i m
the number is going to be met, the 54 mp5 the number is going to be met, the 5a mps will have submitted letters calling for a vote and, one way or another, the prime minister cannot in void that? do you have a sense of that in westminster or do you think it is possible that this all dies away? it it is possible that this all dies awa ? , ,., it is possible that this all dies awa ? , . ., it is possible that this all dies awa? . . away? it is so difficult to say. we know this from away? it is so difficult to say. we know this from theresa - away? it is so difficult to say. we know this from theresa may s - away? it is so difficult to say. we i know this from theresa may s days nobody knows except for sir graeme brady, the keeper of these letters. i spoke to one senior mp, who has been around the block a few times, seen it, and he estimates the letter count in at the moment is 21 and he thinks the count is far short of the 5a required to trigger that vote. nobody knows, and the be