There are a total of 357 Conservative Members of Parliament, so three party leadership aspirants can reach the 100-vote requirements required to become relevant.
Rep. Tobias Ellwood wrote about Twitter.
According to several British media outlets, it appears that Rishi Sunak, the 42-year-old former chancellor from Richmond, has secured the 100 votes needed to be eligible for a party leadership role.
Sunak will automatically appoint party leader and prime minister if no one else succeeds in reaching 100. However, he has not officially admitted that he is running for the position.
On the other hand, Representative Penny Mordaunt of Portsmouth did so as the first female candidate.
“I am encouraged by the support of colleagues who want a fresh start, a united party and leadership for the good of the country,” she wrote on Friday. Twitter.
It is also rumored that former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is eager for a political comeback, which dozens of MPs have endorsed. It also has the support of six ministers, Ben Wallace, Simon Clark, Chris Heaton-Harris, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Alok Sharma and Annemarie Trevelyan, according to Watchman.
Johnson is said to have cut short a vacation in the Caribbean to come home to rally support.
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