Penny Mordaunt has rejected a name by Boris Johnson to drag out of the Tory management race and again him for prime minister as a substitute, sources near her have instructed Sky News.
The Commons chief is known to have spoken to the previous PM as he seeks to shore up help for a return to Downing Street, regardless of not formally saying his candidacy but.
But Ms Mordaunt has chosen to stay along with her personal marketing campaign, and earlier insisted she was “in it to win it”.
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Those desirous to make the ultimate poll to win the keys to Number 10 solely have till 2pm on Monday to safe nominations from at the very least 100 Tory MPs.
Ms Mordaunt confirmed she was operating on Friday and up to now has 24 members publicly backing her, whereas Mr Johnson has 59.
Both are far behind former Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who had already reached the brink earlier than saying he was operating on Sunday – and now has 142 supporters.
If all three make it by the primary stage of the management contest, Tory MPs will vote to selected their favoured candidate.
However, in the event that they fail to unite behind one individual, the choice will fall to the broader occasion membership to determine between the 2 hottest PM hopefuls.
Mr Johnson was additionally understood to have held talks with Mr Sunak final evening amid rumours they had been attempting to return to a deal over the management – however the assembly seems to have come to nothing.
Source: information.sky.com”