Are seen as contenders, and backers of borisjohnson are urging him to stand. let's take a look at how the contest will work. conservative mps have until monday to nominate their preferred candidate. each candidate needs at least 100 nominations — if only one candidate achieves that, they'll be declared prime minister on monday afternoon. if more than one candidate gets at least 100 nominations, then there'll be a vote by conservative mps. depending on the result of that, the final decision could be made by tory party members voting online. one thing we know for sure is the latest date for th...