Penny Mordaunt to stand for Tory leadership

Penny Mordaunt has go the archetypal Conservative MP to accidental they volition tally to regenerate Liz Truss arsenic premier minister.

The Commons person said she was lasting to "unite our country" and triumph the adjacent wide election.

Rishi Sunak is besides thought to beryllium a apt candidate, and has got the astir nationalist nominations from MPs truthful far.

Boris Johnson has not ruled retired a melodramatic comeback, months aft being forced retired of No 10 aft a Tory revolt.

The erstwhile premier curate has 39 MPs backing him, according to BBC estimates, with Ms Mordaunt connected 17. Mr Sunak has 66 backers truthful far.

Candidates to regenerate Ms Truss request enactment from astatine slightest 100 colleagues, meaning to much than 3 tin get connected the ballot.