Thread by @JohnRentoul

Another 3 backers (Michael Fallon, Owen Paterson, Chloe Smith) for Boris Johnson takes him to 50 MPs publicly declared

And one more for Gove (Damian Hinds, via @GuidoFawkes) takes him to 33

Another wave of Johnson backers (Steve Baker, James Brokenshire, Alun Cairns, James Cleverly, Chris Grayling, Priti Patel) takes him to 56

And here's the updated chart of those candidates with enough backers to stand (broken down by Leave/Remain, incl cands themselves)

Six candidates have the 8 supporters they need; 171 Tory MPs have declared as supporters: 177 altogether, 57% of 313 total. In addition...
Mark Harper 6
Esther McVey 5
Rory Stewart 5
Sam Gyimah 3
Andrea Leadsom 2
Plus possibles Graham Brady, Penny Mordaunt