• Boris Johnson has received the necessary 100 nominations from Tory MPs to enter the race to become the next prime minister.
• there are 50 publicly acknowledged supporters of Mr. Johnson, which is a significantly greater number than this.
• The only candidate to still declare her candidacy is Penny Mordaunt.

Boris Johnson has received the necessary 100 nominations from Tory MPs to enter the race to become the next prime minister. says campaign insiders.

According to investigation, there are 50 publicly acknowledged supporters of Mr. Johnson, which is a significantly greater number than this.

With more nominations than Mr. Johnson, Rishi Sunak is anticipated to announce his candidacy soon.

The only candidate to still declare her candidacy is Penny Mordaunt.

Conservative lawmakers have referred to suggestions that Mr. Johnson has crossed the line into the first round of voting for the party’s leadership as “hogwash”.

The names of the new backers have not been disclosed by Mr. Johnson’s campaign.

The aspirants have till Monday at 14:00 BST to get 100 supporters. The competition will be limited to two contenders if any candidate receives 156 nominations out of the 357 Tory MPs, as there won’t be enough MPs left to support a third candidate.

The Conservative Party membership will then vote on it online; the results will be made public on Friday.

However, if the party’s MPs support just one candidate, a new prime minister may be in office by Monday afternoon.

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