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number of backers. heres our political correspondent helen catt. three potential prime ministers. two of them have officially said they want the job. the former chancellor rishi sunak has confirmed he is running, after getting more than the 100 backers he needs. in a tweet he said he was standing because he wanted to fix the economy, unite the party and deliver for the country. penny mordaunt had already said she was in the race and is the only contender so far to go in front of the ca...

Candidate to declare, following penny mordaunt, who announced her candicacy on friday. mr sunak held talks with borisjohnson last night, who has still yet to publicly declare he is to enter the race. the bbc�*s tally indicates that mr sunak has already received the backing of 139 mps. im joined now by patrick english, associate director in the political and social research at yougov. he nowjoins us live from sheffield. how are the numbers looking? lets start with how voters are likely to act i...