Rishi Sunak could become prime minister tomorrow after arch-rival Boris Johnson confirmed he will not be competing for the party leadership - but the Penny Mordaunt campaign insists she will be staying in the race.
Ex-PM Johnson said he received 102 nominations from Tory MPs, but only 60 backers publicly came forward.Penny Mordaunt, Sunak's last rival in the race, has 25 MPs behind her.
"And though I have reached out to both Rishi and Penny - because I hoped that we would come together in the national interest - we have simply not been able to work out a way of doing this. But it was claimed this morning that they couldn't reach a deal and the meeting ended without a plan moving forward.She is said to have refused - and advised him to do the same.
Sunak reportedly met with ex-PM Boris Johnson tonight for dramatic talks amid fears the new Tory leadership contest could get ugly. He was set to meet leadership rival Boris Johnson this afternoon but the planned conversation was postponed by Sunak's side. It reportedly went ahead this evening, with Tory grandees hoping for a grand alliance to be formed.
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