The 1922 Committee has announced the final line-up in the Tory leadership race, after an extremely dramatic morning. The official contenders are as follows:
Stephen Crabb
Liam Fox
Michael Gove
Andrea Leadsom
Theresa May
Conservative contest rules mean that MPs only need two nominees at this stage, and there will be tectonic shifts taking place in the party as supporters of Boris Johnson move, either to Michael Gove or other candidates. It is fair to say after talking to a number of Boris supporters that some of them are currently so white hot with fury at what Gove has done in turning on his colleague at the last minute that there is little chance of them supporting the Justice Secretary’s campaign.
We will be updating the list of who is backing who here.
Here are the pitches of the main contenders as the contest officially gets underway:
Stephen Crabb – running on the ‘blue collar Conservatism’ ticket with Sajid Javid as his prospective Chancellor.
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