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Potential Conservative leadership candidates:

Declared
Braverman, Tugendhat

Expressed interest
Baker, Berry, Buckland, Shapps

Likely
Sunak, Mordaunt, Javid

Potential
Barclay, Ellwood, Harper, Hunt, McVey, Patel, Truss, Wallace, Zahawi

I hope this ends up with a run off between Javid and Sunak. Yes, they should have done it much earlier, but without their action the buffoon would not have been forced out.

You can see how weak many Tory MPs actually are in suggesting it is fine for him not have left immediately. He has been deemed unfit for the job yet they are happy for him to continue. Boris is still playing them for fools. If there is a vote of confidence they will have to support him. 

Anyone who didn't call him out shouldn't even be in the running for leader. The fact that they are again indicates the weakness of Tory MPs.

It should rule out the likes of Wallace, Truss, Mordaunt, Braverman, and Zahawi. That's even before you explore their threadbare credentials. It beggars belief that Wallace is actually favourite. Other than talking up Ukraine what else has he done? As I said before a couple of months ago he was a faceless nobody. He hasn't done anything that anyone else in his job wouldn't have done.

Sunak, Wallace, Mordaunt, Zahawi and Truss look as though they are definitely running according to newspapers.

Why don't sky, / bbc/ channel 4/ itv
arrange some debates, invite any
candidate to take part, let them test
themselves..

Rishi Sunak Announces Candidacy for Prime Minister

This video was done so quickly he forgot to mention his FPN, his US Green card and his wife's non-dom status.

Mark Spencer already kissing the ring

Mark Spencer:

Rishi is the leader that can unite the Party, bring the whole country together and win us that fifth general election victory.  In serious times we need a person with a proven track record.  Rishi gets my full support.

Suella Braverman an interesting character and worth a punt.
A true Brexiteer with determination.

After Pincher, I don't think we need Tugger too

The way things are going, there could be a record number of candidates.

Patrick Flynn
@patrickjfl
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We're up to 34 endorsements now (nearly 10% of the parliamentary Conservative Party).

Current standings
Sunak: 9
Tugendhat: 6
Truss: 5
Braverman: 5
Hunt: 3
Mordaunt: 2
Zahawi: 2
Shapps: 1
Wallace: 1

https://twitter.com/BNHWalker/status/1545438189460021250/photo/1
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Knives getting sharpened.

Sir Michael Take CBE
@MichaelTakeMP
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9h
Today I’ve written to Nadine Dorries URGING her to stand as our party leader & continue the legacy of Boris Johnson.
Nads is a charismatic young woman who is principled & caring.
With her in charge we can win the war in Ukraine, level up & keep British fish British.

Tugendhat has shown himself principled and honest for a long time. The Beijing tyrants won't want him
in, though. I genuinely think they might try to besmirch him in some way, but he'll be ready for them. His
disapproval of China's genocide etc. has been exceeded only by his disapproval of BJ. He'll have no difficulty
delegating jobs in order to make up for his own inexperience. I think he could be great.

Raab is a tube.

Sunak has a lot going for him, and it would be thrilling to see a man of colour (I hope that's the current phrase)
in no.10, but are the Tories in the country ready for it?

Hunt got a lot of air-time through the pandemic, and looked as slippery as ever, but he's definitely more recognisable
than Wallace.

Javid is a tube.

Truss has been campaigning almost as long as Sunak. I think she might repel people with her naked ambition. People
like it in men, but tend to be a bit sexist about it.

Gover would be a decent PM, but I agree that he has no chance.

Mordaunt - no comment - I barely know anything about her except that she's another military type. I'm not sure
how this goes down in the country, but I suppose it's a good thing for her if it's good for Wallace and Tugendhat.

Davis might be interesting. He's prominent and has shown a decency most of the time.

There's usually a candidate that no one knows much about. I'm fascinated to see if that happens again.

Zahawi messed up when he used taxpayer's money to heat his riding stables.

Tainted by sleaze pretty much like Sunak and his green card / non-dom wifey stuff.

Whoever the Tory mob promote will likely be a shade of vanilla IMO

Today I’ve written to Nadine Dorries URGING her to stand as our party leader & continue the legacy of Boris Johnson.
Nads is a charismatic young woman who is principled & caring.
With her in charge we can win the war in Ukraine, level up & keep British fish British



Saw this today, and well, its inspired her, lol

You have to laugh, -you-have-to-laugh---

Today I’ve written to Nadine Dorries URGING her to stand as our party leader & continue the legacy of Boris Johnson.
Nads is a charismatic young woman who is principled & caring.
With her in charge we can win the war in Ukraine, level up & keep British fish British


Nads needs to stake the Brussels Broadcasting vampire first

TBF when Nadine looks around the Cabinet room and sees Boris sat in the big chair it's not too big a leap for her to think "I could do this" !!!

James Felton


So you registered Ready for Rishi in December, meaning you were preparing a leadership campaign & since then your best idea to win people over (during a crisis that’s seen people choose between heating and food) was a fully repayable loan. Do you think you might be sh1t at this?