The leader of the British House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, is the only one of the trio among the early favorites to officially register for the race for prime minister.
In Britain, the former finance minister Rishi Sun too is said to have secured the hundred conservative MPs required for the nomination for party leader.
Congressman Tobias Ellwood says on Twitter that he is the hundredth Sunaki supporter. Also BBC (switch to another service) says that he received information from a campaign source that the list of supporters has grown to one hundred.
Sunak has not yet officially announced that he is participating in the race for the position of party leader and prime minister. Earlier in the fall, he finished second to the one who retired this week For Liz Truss.
Sunak wins if already registered for the race Penny Mordaunt and possibly related to the group Boris Johnson can’t find a hundred supporters.
Former Prime Minister Johnson had to leave his place at the head of the country and the party in the summer due to various uproars. He has not confirmed his candidacy either, but according to media reports, he has cut short his Caribbean vacation to participate in the race.
Sky News (switch to another service) according to Johnson has told his close circle that he is ready to join the race for prime minister. According to Sky News, Johnson was on a plane on his way to London last Saturday night.
The 58-year-old Johson still has supporters in the party who considered his resignation unfair. Immediately after Truss announced his resignation, many Conservatives expressed their support for Johnson.
Successor candidates must register by 4 pm Finnish time on Monday. The candidate needs the support of at least one hundred conservative MPs. Thus, there can be a maximum of three candidates, as the Conservatives have 357 representatives in the parliament.
However, there are probably two candidates or only one, in which case there would be no vote on the election of the leader.
The name of the party leader and the prime minister will be known by next Friday at the latest.
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