Their MP backers are telling them they have no chance of winning and want to be free to endorse one of the main candidates
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MPs say it's not the coke story but his personal attacks on other candidates that have cost him
"It was undignified and hardly unifying"
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He won more than 3 times the the votes of Gove
And 87 more votes than Raab
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Three weeks ago he was saying he could beat Boris in round 1
Two weeks ago Team Raab briefed that Boris needed 20 more votes than him in the first round to stay ahead
Today Boris got 87 more votes than Raab
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Hancock is being told by MPs to fold in behind either Hunt or Javid this weekend
Raab, Hancock and Javid at the moment insisting they will not withdraw
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