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John Rentoul
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It looks as if it’s 10 candidates then (with no of Tory MPs publicly backing):
Boris Johnson 61
Jeremy Hunt 34
Michael Gove 33
Dominic Raab 23
Sajid Javid 18
Matt Hancock 14
Mark Harper 6
Esther McVey 5
Rory Stewart 5
Andrea Leadsom 2
Here are the 10 candidates, plus their public backers, broken down by Leave and Remain
On Thursday, they need 17 votes – in a secret ballot – to stay in the race
New backers for Hancock, Johnson and Hunt: updated totals
Two thirds (69%) of all Tory MPs have declared: 10 candidates; 206 supporters; altogether 216 of 313
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John Rentoul
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Remarkable polling figures from @ComRes for Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
Standard voting intention is:
Labour 27%
Conservatives 23%
Brexit Party 22%
Lib Dem 17%
But Cons take big lead if Boris Johnson is leader
Voting intention “if Boris Johnson were Tory leader”:
Conservatives 37%
Labour 22%
Lib Dem 20%
Brexit Party 14%
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John Rentoul
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"Leaving the EU on 31 Oct is a hard red line": @andrealeadsom, launching her campaign
"... yes, and tackling Mr Speaker." Leadsom cites her clashes with John Bercow as part of her record of "getting things done"
"The internet of things": Leadsom #bingo
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John Rentoul
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"I believed it was the right thing to do": @michaelgove on his advocacy of leaving the EU
"It's not enough to believe in Brexit; you've got to be able to deliver it"
Gove says he will not use the tax and benefit system "to give the already wealthy a tax cut"
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Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️
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Tory leadership contenders, from most to least dangerous and damaging...

Esther McVey
Dominic Raab
Andrea Leadsom
--
Boris Johnson
--
Jeremy Hunt
Sajid Javid
Matt Hancock
Mark Harper
Michael Gove
--
Rory Stewart

(It's too simplistic to dismiss them all because we will get one.)
It's not an exact science so you may well have a different order in mind. But that looks about right.
And if that list fills you with utter blood-chilling despair, take the time at least to watch Rory Stewart's leadership launch speech from earlier today. Unquestionably the least worst, by a country mile.
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Rachael Swindon
@Rachael_Swindon
It’s looking like we are going to have either Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt forced on us by 120,000 Conservative party members. Both will destroy your National Health Service beyond anything you could ever imagine. Scaremongering you say? Read on... 1/11
Let’s see what Boris Johnson said about it. “If people have to pay for NHS services they will value them more.” His words. Have you seen what’s going on in the US? Having a baby can cost you more than $40,000. Poor people are dying through lack of affordable healthcare. 2/11
And Jeremy Hunt? He co-authored a book, with fellow Tories including Michael Gove, called ‘Direct Democracy: An Agenda For A New Model Party'. Now I wouldn’t recommend reading it, but the contents of it should worry anyone that cares for the NHS. 3/11
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Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️
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Time for another Tory druggie update...
- Cocaine: Michael Gove, Boris Johnson
- Opium: Rory Stewart
- Cannabis: Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt (lassi), Dominic Raab, Andrea Leadsom

One of these could be our next PM in charge of formulating drugs policy?! independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
The real problem is that, just like Brexit has tragically done much to normalise racism, if this laundry list of past misdeeds is allowed to stand then between now and forever the office of PM will be that little bit more weakened. No going back once pendulum has swung.
There are over 40 million potentially eligible adults who could at least in theory become Prime Minister, and there's exactly one job of Prime Minister available, so it doesn't seem like rocket science to expect candidates for the office to adhere to higher standards.
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Jon Stone
@joncstone
Lots of excitement around Rory Stewart in media, but

MP nominations

Hunt - 28
Johnson - 26
Gove - 25
Raab - 22
Javid - 12
Hancock - 9
McVey - 6
Harper - 4
Stewart - 3
Leadsom - 2
Malthouse - 2

Members poll

Johnson - 33%
Raab 15%
Gove 12%
Baker 7%
Stewart 6%
Hunt 4%
McVey 3%
All figures from @ConHome nomination count and straw poll
Maybe he’ll surge, but does feel like some people are still in denial about what the Conservative party actually is these days
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DPWFreeborn
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Time for a brief thread on some of the public figures who annoy me more than anyone else in the world.
(This is not necessarily the people I think are worst, or dislike the most, or disagree with the most. These are just the most irritating.)
They fall into several categories:
(1) "Modernising" conservatives:
- Steve Hilton
- James Cleverly
- Cameron/Osborne
- Michael Gove
- Zac Goldsmith
- Sebastian Kurz
- Lord Ashcroft
- Paul Ryan
- Jeb!
- Rand Paul
- Leo Varadkar
(2) Tech "entrepreneurs":
- Mark Zuckerberg -- the most annoying.
- Elon Musk -- maybe worse because people respect him.
- Peter Thiel -- just the worst in objective terms.
- Jeff Bezos
- Ken Howery
- The Uber people
- Jaan Tallinn
- Eric Weinstein
Also: James Dyson, if he counts
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Alistair King
@Alistair_King
1/ I'm breaking a press embargo reporting on this but I've learnt that for the finale of their conference, the Tories plan to release a new party anthem. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Sajid Javid will lead its first rendition, the ERG providing grating harmonies. Here it is:
2/
Don't know much about history
Don't know much sociology
Don't know much about a tariff book
Don't know much about the pound I shook
But I do know that I hate EU
And I know that if you hate it, too
How pathetically small we would be
3/
Don't know much about geography
Don't know much macroeconomy
Don't know much about Africa
Don't know what EBA rules are for
But I do know that I will lie to you
And I'll do it cos you buy it too
How pathetically small we would be

/Ends
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