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John Rentoul
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Stewart needs 14 extra votes to stay in, plus enough to overtake Javid (otherwise he'll reach threshold of 33 and be eliminated anyway as bottom candidate)
Boris Johnson 114
Jeremy Hunt 43
Michael Gove 37
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Dominic Raab 27
Sajid Javid 23
Rory Stewart 19
Eliminated/withdrawn 50
My latest combined @ConHome @GuidoFawkes tally of Tory MPs publicly declared:
Boris Johnson 97
Jeremy Hunt 43
Michael Gove 35
Dominic Raab 25
Sajid Javid 20
Rory Stewart 12
My chart of total declared (broken down by Leave/Remain) plus undeclared votes from 1st ballot
Current tally of votes from 1st ballot plus publicly declared switchers from candidates out of the race:
Boris Johnson 114+5 = 119
Jeremy Hunt 43
Michael Gove 37
Dominic Raab 27
Sajid Javid 23+1 = 24
Rory Stewart 19+3 = 22
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Jeremy Hunt: I will never do anything that would threaten the Union (implying no 2nd Scottish referendum) #Lobbyhustings
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Patrick Daly
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Rory Stewart the first to face the #lobbyhustings this morning. Taking the approach to passing the withdrawal agreement that Theresa May failed to. Feels composed but not rehearsed
He defends idea of a Citizens Assembly to solve Brexit if he can't get WA through Parliament on first time of asking. Says wouldn't accept proposals that couldn't get past MPs. Says: 'I don't expect them to come up with a unicorn...we have 4 other candidates selling unicorns'
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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
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Boris Johnson
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Jeremy Hunt
Sajid Javid
Matt Hancock
Mark Harper
Michael Gove
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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
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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
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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

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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.)
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- Steve Hilton
- James Cleverly
- Cameron/Osborne
- Michael Gove
- Zac Goldsmith
- Sebastian Kurz
- Lord Ashcroft
- Paul Ryan
- Jeb!
- Rand Paul
- Leo Varadkar
(2) Tech "entrepreneurs":
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- 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
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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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