Rishi Sunak ‘wins enough support to progress in Tory leadership campaign’

The former chancellor’s supporters said on Friday night he had received nominations from 100 Tory MPs to pass the threshold required way ahead of Monday’s deadline.
Rishi Sunak ‘wins enough support to progress in Tory leadership campaign’

Rishi Sunak leaves his house in London (Victoria Jones/PA)

Rishi Sunak is believed to have become the first Tory leadership candidate to have amassed sufficient support to make it to the ballot of Conservative colleagues.

The former chancellor’s supporters said on Friday night he had received nominations from 100 Tory MPs to pass the threshold required way ahead of Monday’s deadline.

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