Conservative Odds: Who's Backing Whom in the Leadership Race?

The Conservative leadership race is in full swing to decide who will become the next Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson.

Under the system used to elect the leader of the Conservative Party, MPs vote for their preferred candidates in successive rounds of voting, with the person with the least support being eliminated each time.

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When only two are left, the finalists are presented to the full membership for a final vote, after which a winner will emerge.

As such, who the MPs are supporting in the race is extremely important.

Here is the latest who supports which declared candidate, at the time of this article's publication.

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MPs who have declared their support include: Mark Harper, Jacob Young, Angela Richardson, John Glen, Laura Trott, Mark Spencer, Claire Coutinho, Kevin Hollinrake, Paul Maynard, Robert Jenrick, Bob Neil, Liam Fox, Mel Strive, Oliver Dowden, Simon Jupp, Bim Afolami, Simona Hoare, Louie French , Greg Hands, Ruth Edwards, Rebecca Pow, Andrew Murrison, Fay Jones, Peter Gibson, Helen Whately, Maria Caulfield, Craig Williams, Robert Goodwill, James Carlidge, Simon Hart, Gareth Davies, Siob han Baillie, Garry Streeter, Laura Farris, Andrew Bowie, Alex Chalk, Victoria Prentis, Dominic Raab, Grant Shapps, Gavin Williamson, Lucy Frazer, Gillian Keegan, Steve Barclay

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