Who’s backing whom for Tory leader?

There have now been four ballots of MPs to decide the next leader. Following the elimination of Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Tom Tugendhat and James Cleverly, two finalists remain. Now Tory members will vote on who they want of Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick to lead their party, with the victor to be announced on 2 November. While MPs won’t have the final say in this last round of voting, endorsements now may inform the next leader’s shadow cabinet. Below is The Spectator’s guide on which of the final two candidates is backed by the 121 Conservative MPs in parliament:

Robert Jenrick (23):

1. Danny Kruger – ‘He’s got the competence and the personality and the temperament, also he has got the right policies.’
2. Caroline Johnson – ‘Sound Conservative principles and the temperament and attributes to be a great leader.’
3. Edward Leigh – ‘Jenrick’s the one.’
4. Mark Pritchard
5. Jack Rankin
6. Sir John Hayes
7. Esther McVey
8. Gareth Davies – ‘We can end one term of hard Labour and I believe Robert is the best person to achieve this.’
9. John