the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from holiday, as supporters rally behind a potential comeback by the former prime minister. but so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. good helen catt has more. morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadership? he good morning, are you running for leadership? good morning, are you running for leadershi? ., , ., , , leadership? he has got the numbers to net on leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper leadership? he has got the numbers to get on the ballot paper and - leadership? he has go
90, johnson to strike deal. here we go, there we go! they have managed to put it up. key point is that, if he does get through to a vote with rishi sunak, borisjohnson would be the favourite for tory party members even though i think some 20,000 of them don t have e mail addresses so they number would be reduced, because it is an online ballot. the mind boggles because it is an online ballot. he: mind boggles as because it is an online ballot. inez mind boggles as to because it is an online ballot. ins: mind boggles as to how because it is an online ballot. ii9 mind boggles as to how they are going to organise the next week if it is the two of them as the front runners on monday, how they will organise, because the 1922 committee are saying that everybody will get their vote but a 20,000 of them are not online that is going to be very tricky, and there are security concerns and things like that. the sunday telegraph, effectively, the headline is a bit of a tease because it
ally. the wheels of his plane may barely have touchdown but he will be under pressure to decide quickly. we under pressure to decide quickly. - have seen over the last few days, some of the mps who resigned and some of the mps who resigned and some of the mps who called for him to go at the start of the summer, have said they would like to see him put himself forward. they have admitted they were wrong and i know there are many others waiting to hear if he makes a decision to run before they go public. hear if he makes a decision to run before they go public. others don t a . ree, the before they go public. others don t agree, the return before they go public. others don t agree, the return of before they go public. others don t agree, the return of mr before they go public. others don t agree, the return of mrjohnson . agree, the return of mrjohnson could, the former conservative leader william hague has suggested, said the party into a death spiral. there seems to be a real mi