Boris Johnson’s campaign team has told supporters they have secured the 100 nominations needed for him to run for PM, it has been reported.

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has sent a Whatsapp message to supporters confirming they have the numbers, according to The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole.

Mr Heaton-Harris told them: ‘OK everyone! Some very good news! Thanks to all your hard work I can confirm we have completed all the paperwork (verified all nominations, with proposer and seconder) to be on the ballot tomorrow.’

It comes after other Boris supporters including Transport Secretary Jacob Rees-Mog said that he would be campaigning to be back in Number 10.

The Business Secretary, an arch Johnson loyalist, told the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme: ‘I have been speaking to Boris Johnson, and clearly he’s going to stand, there’s a great deal of support for him’.

There has been speculation about whether the former PM will have enough support to make the final ballot, with allies of rival Rishi Sunak rubbishing claims he had already got the backing of the necessary 100 MPs.

This morning, Sunak officially joined Penny Mordaunt in entering the race – which Johnson is yet to do.

The former Chancellor has already gained the support of more than 100 Tory MPs, meeting the threshold needed to join the race.

But earlier today he declared his campaign to enter Downing Street, saying: ‘The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis.

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected].

For more stories like this, check our news page.

Source: Read Full Article