Sunak receives two further major endorsements

One of these comes from Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Brandon Lewis, who tweeted…

tweeted…

At a time of acute challenge, we must come together and unite. It is clear that the majority of our parliamentary party support @RishiSunak to be our next PM. He has the necessary expertise and experience to do that, and he will have my absolute backing in doing so.

The other is from Ruth Davidson – the ex-leader of the party in Scotland and now a Tory peer.

She said: “I backed Rishi in the summer and continue to believe he’s the best person for the job.

“The challenges facing the country are significant, but the government has a duty to meet those challenges head-on – to level with the country as to why and to what end decisions are being taken. There are so many people struggling and worried out there.

“Frankly, a return to moderate, grown up, honest, the stable government cannot come soon enough.”