Despite all the frantic speculation about a possible deal between Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson, Dominic Raab – a political ally of the former chancellor – said there would be no deal between the two men.
They met last night, and had what was described to me as “friendly discussions”,
But the Sunak camp is clear – there will be no accommodation between the two men, for now at least.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, in the Johnson team, said definitively that the former prime minister will stand again – although his team are still shy about putting forward the names or firm numbers of those who they claim are ready to back him. So far, so unclear in terms of the final candidate list.
The will he, won’t he, of Boris Johnson goes on.
Penny Mordaunt, the only candidate who fronted up to the studio this morning, maintained she is still in it to win it, making her case as the potential leader who can pull the party together and end the shenanigans.
Notable though, that she was deeply reluctant to get into any detail.
Source: BBC