there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw
There are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day.
Of the running at nine o clock last night, he said he had the backing of 102 mps that support will now shift to the two remaining candidates. we remaining candidates. have also heard thatjerry w is we have also heard thatjerry wright is backing rishi sunak which will bump up his numbers. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. reporter: are you ready - for the leadership, mr sunak? he s the man who could, by the end of the day, be prime minister. rishi sunak s team say they re taking nothing for granted. he will continue to canvass tory mps until nominations close at lunchtime. borisjohnson s bid for a comeback crumbled when it became clear too many of his own conservative mps were aghast at the idea he would return. in a statement last night, mrjohnson said. i have sadly come to the conclusion this would simply not be the right thing to do. you can t govern effectively unless you have a united party in parliament. he left the westminster location where he had b
His decision to quit the race was so swift, it caught his own backers by surprise. i was on a meeting with boris and the team not so long ago, within the past hour, and i ve got to say that i was absolutely flabbergasted. it s just one of those occasions where you just don t believe it s really happening. however, you know look, i ll say it like it is it s time for grown ups. i m backing rishi. another prominentjohnson supporter, nadhim zahawi, added. a day is a long time in politics. it s clear we should turn to rishi sunak to our next prime minister. mr sunak s backers are hoping more mps will follow. we must recognise the massive hurdle of regaining the trust of the british people. and getting the economy right, providing stability and clarity on people s pensions, on benefits, on mortgages, tackling inflation, getting those energy bills right. this is what rishi sunak does well.
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