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Endorsements in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

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Sitting members of parliament's public endorsements of the 8 candidates for leadership in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.

This is a list of public endorsements for declared candidates for the July–September 2022 leadership election for the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.

Members of Parliament

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Kemi Badenoch

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Kemi Badenoch was eliminated after 4th round
  1. Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor[1]
  2. Lucy Allan, MP for Telford[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  3. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  4. Gareth Bacon, MP for Orpington[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  5. Ben Bradley, MP for Mansfield[1]
  6. Alex Burghart, MP for Brentwood and Ongar[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  7. Robert Courts, MP for Witney[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  8. Sarah Dines, MP for Derbyshire Dales[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  9. Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  10. Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  11. Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  12. Michael Gove, MP for Surrey Heath[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  13. John Hayes, MP for South Holland and the Deepings[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  14. Eddie Hughes, MP for Walsall North[1]
  15. Tom Hunt, MP for Ipswich[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  16. Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham[2] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  17. Pauline Latham, MP for Mid Derbyshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  18. Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  19. Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  20. Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  21. Craig Mackinlay, MP for South Thanet[1]
  22. Rachel Maclean, MP for Redditch[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  23. Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  24. Neil O'Brien, MP for Harborough[1]
  25. Tom Randall, MP for Gedling[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  26. Lee Rowley, MP for North East Derbyshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  27. Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  28. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon[1]
  29. Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)

Suella Braverman

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Suella Braverman was eliminated after 2nd round; subsequently endorsed Truss
  1. Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe[3] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  2. Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  3. Miriam Cates, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge[1]
  4. Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  5. John Hayes, MP for South Holland and the Deepings[1] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch and Truss)
  6. Philip Hollobone, MP for Kettering[1]
  7. Bernard Jenkin, MP for Harwich and North Essex[1]
  8. David Jones, MP for Clwyd West[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  9. Danny Kruger, MP for Devizes[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  10. Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  11. Jason McCartney, MP for Colne Valley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  12. Robin Millar, MP for Aberconwy[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  13. Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  14. Henry Smith, MP for Crawley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  15. Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West[4] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch, then Sunak)

Jeremy Hunt

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Jeremy Hunt was eliminated after 1st round; subsequently endorsed Sunak
  1. Paul Beresford, MP for Mole Valley[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  2. Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  3. Peter Bottomley, MP for Worthing West[1]
  4. Steve Brine, MP for Winchester[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  5. Philip Davies, MP for Shipley[2] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  6. Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  7. Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow[5]
  8. Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  9. Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham[2] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  10. Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  11. Esther McVey, MP for Tatton[1]
  12. Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield[2] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  13. David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale[1]
  14. Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)

Sajid Javid

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Sajid Javid (withdrew before 1st round, subsequently endorsed Truss)
  1. Edward Argar, MP for Charnwood[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  2. Saqib Bhatti, MP for Meriden[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  3. Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay[1] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch, then Sunak)
  4. Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Môn[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  5. Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  6. Pauline Latham, MP for Mid Derbyshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch and Truss)
  7. Rachel Maclean, MP for Redditch[1] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch, then Truss)
  8. Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  9. Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  10. Robin Walker, MP for Worcester[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  11. Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  12. Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt and Sunak)

Penny Mordaunt

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Penny Mordaunt (eliminated after 5th round; subsequently endorsed Truss)
  1. Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  2. Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  3. Sarah Atherton, MP for Wrexham[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  4. Duncan Baker, MP for North Norfolk[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  5. Harriett Baldwin, MP for West Worcestershire[1]
  6. John Baron, MP for Basildon and Billericay[1]
  7. Jack Brereton, MP for Stoke-on-Trent South[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  8. Theo Clarke, MP for Stafford[2]
  9. Elliot Colburn, MP for Carshalton and Wallington[1]
  10. Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  11. Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  12. James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  13. Mims Davies, MP for Mid Sussex[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  14. David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  15. Caroline Dinenage, MP for Gosport[1]
  16. Michelle Donelan, MP for Chippenham[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  17. Tobias Ellwood , MP for Bournemouth East[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi; whip suspended on 19 July)
  18. Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  19. Luke Evans, MP for Bosworth[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  20. Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield[6] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  21. George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  22. Roger Gale, MP for North Thanet[1]
  23. James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  24. Damian Green, MP for Ashford[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  25. Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  26. Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  27. Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  28. Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Melton[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  29. Kate Kniveton, MP for Burton[1]
  30. John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk[7] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  31. Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  32. Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  33. Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham[1]
  34. Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  35. Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock[1]
  36. Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  37. Robbie Moore, MP for Keighley[1]
  38. Jill Mortimer, MP for Hartlepool[1]
  39. Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  40. Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  41. Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  42. John Penrose, MP for Weston-Super-Mare[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  43. Nicola Richards, MP for West Bromwich East[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  44. Gary Sambrook, MP for Birmingham Northfield[1]
  45. Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight[8] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  46. Bob Stewart, MP for Beckenham[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  47. James Sunderland, MP for Bracknell[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  48. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  49. Craig Tracey, MP for North Warwickshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  50. Charles Walker, MP for Broxbourne[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  51. Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  52. Heather Wheeler, MP for South Derbyshire[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  53. Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)

Grant Shapps

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Grant Shapps withdrew before 1st round; subsequently endorsed Sunak
  1. Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough[9] (subsequently endorsed Truss)[10][better source needed]
  2. Robert Courts, MP for Witney[11] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch)
  3. James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt, then Truss)
  4. George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  5. Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt, then Truss)
  6. Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall[12] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  7. Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  8. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)

Rishi Sunak

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Rishi Sunak
  1. Bim Afolami, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden[1]
  2. Nickie Aiken, MP for Cities of London and Westminster[13][non-primary source needed][better source needed] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  3. Peter Aldous, MP for Waveney[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  4. Stuart Andrew, MP for Pudsey[1]
  5. Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  6. Victoria Atkins, MP for Louth and Horncastle[1]
  7. Richard Bacon, MP for South Norfolk[1]
  8. Siobhan Baillie, MP for Stroud[1]
  9. Steve Barclay, MP for North East Cambridgeshire[1]
  10. Simon Baynes, MP for Clwyd South[1]
  11. Paul Beresford, MP for Mole Valley[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  12. Crispin Blunt, MP for Reigate[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  13. Andrew Bowie, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine[1]
  14. Andrew Bridgen, MP for North West Leicestershire[1]
  15. Steve Brine, MP for Winchester[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  16. Anthony Browne, MP for South Cambridgeshire[1]
  17. Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  18. Alun Cairns, MP for Vale of Glamorgan[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  19. James Cartlidge, MP for South Suffolk[1]
  20. Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes[citation needed]
  21. Alex Chalk, MP for Cheltenham[14]
  22. Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham and Rainham[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  23. Chris Clarkson, MP for Heywood and Middleton[1]
  24. Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for Cotswold[15]
  25. Claire Coutinho, MP for East Surrey[1]
  26. Geoffrey Cox, MP for Torridge and West Devon[16]
  27. Stephen Crabb, MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire[1]
  28. Gareth Davies, MP for Grantham and Stamford[1]
  29. Philip Davies, MP for Shipley[17] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  30. David Davis, MP for Haltemprice and Howden[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  31. Jonathan Djanogly, MP for Huntingdon[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  32. Steve Double, MP for St Austell and Newquay[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch and Javid)
  33. Oliver Dowden, MP for Hertsmere[1]
  34. Flick Drummond, MP for Meon Valley[1]
  35. Philip Dunne, MP for Ludlow[1]
  36. Ruth Edwards, MP for Rushcliffe[1]
  37. Michael Ellis, MP for Northampton North[1]
  38. George Eustice, MP for Camborne and Redruth[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  39. Luke Evans, MP for Bosworth[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  40. Laura Farris, MP for Newbury[1]
  41. Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  42. Liam Fox, MP for North Somerset[1]
  43. Lucy Frazer, MP for South East Cambridgeshire[1]
  44. George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk[18] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  45. Louie French, MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup[1]
  46. Richard Fuller, MP for North East Bedfordshire[1]
  47. Mark Garnier, MP for Wyre Forest[1]
  48. Nick Gibb, MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton[1]
  49. Peter Gibson, MP for Darlington[1]
  50. Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  51. John Glen, MP for Salisbury[1]
  52. Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby[1]
  53. Michael Gove, MP for Surrey Heath[19] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  54. Richard Graham, MP for Gloucester[1]
  55. James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  56. Damian Green, MP for Ashford[20] (previously endorsed Mordaunt and Tugendhat)
  57. Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  58. Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  59. Luke Hall, MP for Thornbury and Yate[1]
  60. Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  61. Matt Hancock, MP for West Suffolk[1]
  62. Greg Hands, MP for Chelsea and Fulham[1]
  63. Mark Harper, MP for Forest of Dean[21]
  64. Sally-Ann Hart, MP for Hastings and Rye[1]
  65. Simon Hart, MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire[1]
  66. Damian Hinds, MP for East Hampshire[1]
  67. Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset[1]
  68. Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham[1]
  69. Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton[1]
  70. Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  71. John Howell, MP for Henley[1]
  72. Paul Howell, MP for Sedgefield[1]
  73. Nigel Huddleston, MP for Mid Worcestershire[1]
  74. Jeremy Hunt, MP for South West Surrey[1] (previously ran for leadership)
  75. Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark[1]
  76. Andrew Jones, MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough[1]
  77. Fay Jones, MP for Brecon and Radnorshire[1]
  78. Marcus Jones, MP for Nuneaton[1]
  79. Simon Jupp, MP for East Devon[1]
  80. Alicia Kearns, MP for Rutland and Melton[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  81. Gillian Keegan, MP for Chichester[1]
  82. Greg Knight, MP for East Yorkshire[1]
  83. John Lamont, MP for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  84. Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  85. Jonathan Lord, MP for Woking[1]
  86. Alan Mak, MP for Havant[1]
  87. Anthony Mangnall, MP for Totnes[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  88. Julie Marson, MP for Hertford and Stortford[1]
  89. Paul Maynard, MP for Blackpool North and Cleveleys[1]
  90. Mark Menzies, MP for Fylde[1]
  91. Huw Merriman, MP for Bexhill and Battle[1]
  92. Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  93. James Morris, MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis[1]
  94. Andrew Murrison, MP for South West Wiltshire[1]
  95. Bob Neill, MP for Bromley and Chislehurst[1]
  96. Caroline Nokes, MP for Romsey and Southampton North[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  97. Guy Opperman, MP for Hexham[1]
  98. Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  99. Dan Poulter, MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  100. Rebecca Pow, MP for Taunton Deane[1]
  101. Victoria Prentis, MP for Banbury[1]
  102. Jeremy Quin, MP for Horsham[1]
  103. Will Quince, MP for Colchester[1]
  104. Dominic Raab, MP for Esher and Walton[1]
  105. Tom Randall, MP for Gedling[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  106. Angela Richardson, MP for Guildford[1]
  107. David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield[1]
  108. Selaine Saxby, MP for North Devon[1]
  109. Andrew Selous, MP for South West Bedfordshire[1]
  110. Grant Shapps, MP for Welwyn Hatfield[1] (previously ran for leadership)
  111. David Simmonds, MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner[1]
  112. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  113. Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon[1]
  114. Mark Spencer, MP for Sherwood[1]
  115. John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  116. Bob Stewart, MP for Beckenham[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  117. Gary Streeter, MP for South West Devon[1]
  118. Mel Stride, MP for Central Devon[1]
  119. Julian Sturdy, MP for York Outer[1]
  120. Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West[1] (previously endorsed Braverman and Badenoch)
  121. Robert Syms, MP for Poole[2] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  122. Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  123. Edward Timpson, MP for Eddisbury[1]
  124. Laura Trott, MP for Sevenoaks[1]
  125. Shailesh Vara, MP for North West Cambridgeshire[1]
  126. Theresa Villiers, MP for Chipping Barnet[1]
  127. Charles Walker, MP for Broxbourne[22] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  128. Robin Walker, MP for Worcester[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  129. Jamie Wallis, MP for Bridgend[23][non-primary source needed] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  130. Matt Warman, MP for Boston and Skegness[24][non-primary source needed]
  131. Helen Whately, MP for Faversham and Mid Kent[1]
  132. James Wild, MP for North West Norfolk[1]
  133. Craig Williams, MP for Montgomeryshire[1]
  134. Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire[1]
  135. Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam[1] (previously endorsed Javid and Mordaunt)
  136. Mike Wood, MP for Dudley South[25][non-primary source needed] (previously endorsed Javid)
  137. Jacob Young, MP for Redcar[1]

Liz Truss

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Liz Truss
  1. Lucy Allan, MP for Telford[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  2. Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  3. Stuart Anderson, MP for Wolverhampton South West[26]
  4. Edward Argar, MP for Charnwood[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  5. Sarah Atherton, MP for Wrexham[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  6. Gareth Bacon, MP for Orpington[27] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  7. Shaun Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West[1]
  8. Duncan Baker, MP for North Norfolk[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  9. Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  10. Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  11. Scott Benton, MP for Blackpool South[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  12. Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  13. Saqib Bhatti, MP for Meriden[28] (previously endorsed Javid)
  14. Bob Blackman, MP for Harrow East[1]
  15. Peter Bone, MP for Wellingborough[29]
  16. Karen Bradley, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands[30] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  17. Suella Braverman, MP for Fareham[1] (previously ran for leadership)
  18. Paul Bristow, MP for Peterborough[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  19. Sara Britcliffe, MP for Hyndburn[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  20. Felicity Buchan, MP for Kensington[1]
  21. Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon[31] (previously endorsed Sunak)
  22. Alex Burghart, MP for Brentwood and Ongar[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  23. Conor Burns, MP for Bournemouth West[32]
  24. Rob Butler, MP for Aylesbury[1]
  25. Alun Cairns, MP for Vale of Glamorgan[33] (previously endorsed Sunak)
  26. Andy Carter, MP for Warrington South[1]
  27. Bill Cash, MP for Stone[1]
  28. Christopher Chope, MP for Christchurch[1]
  29. Simon Clarke, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland[34]
  30. Brendan Clarke-Smith, MP for Bassetlaw[1]
  31. James Cleverly , MP for Braintree[1]
  32. Thérèse Coffey, MP for Suffolk Coastal[2]
  33. Damian Collins, MP for Folkestone and Hythe[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  34. Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  35. Virginia Crosbie, MP for Ynys Môn[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  36. James Daly, MP for Bury North[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  37. David TC Davies, MP for Monmouth[26]
  38. James Davies, MP for Vale of Clwyd[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt and Shapps)
  39. Mims Davies, MP for Mid Sussex[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  40. Dehenna Davison, MP for Bishop Auckland[1]
  41. Sarah Dines, MP for Derbyshire Dales[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  42. Leo Docherty, MP for Aldershot[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  43. Michelle Donelan, MP for Chippenham[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt and Zahawi)
  44. Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire[1]
  45. Jackie Doyle-Price, MP for Thurrock[1]
  46. Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  47. James Duddridge, MP for Rochford and Southend East[26]
  48. David Duguid, MP for Banff and Buchan[1]
  49. Iain Duncan Smith, MP for Chingford and Woodford Green[35]
  50. Mark Eastwood, MP for Dewsbury[36]
  51. Natalie Elphicke, MP for Dover[37] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  52. David Evennett, MP for Bexleyheath and Crayford[1]
  53. Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  54. Anna Firth, MP for Southend West[1]
  55. Katherine Fletcher, MP for South Ribble[1]
  56. Mark Fletcher, MP for Bolsover[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  57. Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  58. Vicky Ford, MP for Chelmsford[1]
  59. Kevin Foster, MP for Torbay[1]
  60. Mark Francois, MP for Rayleigh and Wickford[1]
  61. Mike Freer, MP for Finchley and Golders Green[38]
  62. Marcus Fysh, MP for Yeovil[1]
  63. Nus Ghani, MP for Wealden[1]
  64. Chris Green, MP for Bolton West[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  65. Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs[1] (previously endorsed Sunak)
  66. James Grundy, MP for Leigh[1]
  67. Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  68. Rebecca Harris, MP for Castle Point[1]
  69. Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt and Shapps)
  70. John Hayes, MP for South Holland and the Deepings[1] (previously endorsed Braverman and Badenoch)
  71. Oliver Heald, MP for North East Hertfordshire[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  72. James Heappey, MP for Wells[1]
  73. Gordon Henderson, MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  74. Darren Henry, MP for Broxtowe[1]
  75. Antony Higginbotham, MP for Burnley[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  76. Adam Holloway, MP for Gravesham[1]
  77. Tom Hunt, MP for Ipswich[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  78. Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove[39] (previously ran for leadership)
  79. Ranil Jayawardena, MP for North East Hampshire[40]
  80. Mark Jenkinson, MP for Workington[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  81. Andrea Jenkyns, MP for Morley and Outwood[1]
  82. Caroline Johnson, MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  83. Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford[1]
  84. David Jones, MP for Clwyd West[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  85. Daniel Kawczynski, MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham[1] (previously endorsed Hunt)
  86. Julian Knight, MP for Solihull[1]
  87. Danny Kruger, MP for Devizes[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  88. Kwasi Kwarteng, MP for Spelthorne[1]
  89. Pauline Latham, MP for Mid Derbyshire[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch and Javid)
  90. Andrea Leadsom, MP for South Northamptonshire[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  91. Edward Leigh, MP for Gainsborough[1]
  92. Ian Levy, MP for Blyth Valley[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  93. Andrew Lewer, MP for Northampton South[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  94. Brandon Lewis, MP for Great Yarmouth[41] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  95. Julian Lewis, MP for New Forest East[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  96. Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset[1]
  97. Marco Longhi, MP for Dudley North[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  98. Julia Lopez, MP for Hornchurch and Upminster[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  99. Craig Mackinlay, MP for South Thanet[1]
  100. Cherilyn Mackrory, MP for Truro and Falmouth[1]
  101. Rachel Maclean, MP for Redditch[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch and Javid)
  102. Scott Mann, MP for North Cornwall[26]
  103. Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  104. Jason McCartney, MP for Colne Valley[36] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  105. Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage[1]
  106. Stephen Metcalfe, MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  107. Robin Millar, MP for Aberconwy[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  108. Maria Miller, MP for Basingstoke[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  109. Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase[1] (previously endorsed Zahawi)
  110. Nigel Mills, MP for Amber Valley[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  111. Damien Moore, MP for Southport[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  112. Penny Mordaunt, MP for Portsmouth North (previously ran for leadership)[42]
  113. Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  114. Joy Morrissey, MP for Beaconsfield[26]
  115. Wendy Morton, MP for Aldridge-Brownhills[1]
  116. Kieran Mullan, MP for Crewe and Nantwich[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  117. David Mundell, MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale[1]
  118. Sheryll Murray, MP for South East Cornwall[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  119. Lia Nici, MP for Great Grimsby[1]
  120. Matthew Offord, MP for Hendon[1]
  121. Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  122. John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare[43] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  123. Chris Philp, MP for Croydon South[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  124. Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  125. Tom Pursglove, MP for Corby[1]
  126. John Redwood, MP for Wokingham[1]
  127. Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset[1]
  128. Nicola Richards, MP for West Bromwich East[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  129. Laurence Robertson, MP for Tewkesbury[1]
  130. Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle[1] (previously endorsed Javid)
  131. Andrew Rosindell, MP for Romford[1]
  132. Lee Rowley, MP for North East Derbyshire[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  133. Dean Russell, MP for Watford[1]
  134. Paul Scully, MP for Sutton and Cheam[44]
  135. Bob Seely, MP for Isle of Wight[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  136. Alec Shelbrooke, MP for Elmet and Rothwell[45]
  137. Chris Skidmore, MP for Kingswood[1] (previously endorsed Sunak)
  138. Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North[1]
  139. Greg Smith, MP for Buckingham[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  140. Henry Smith, MP for Crawley[1] (previously endorsed Braverman)
  141. Amanda Solloway, MP for Derby North[1]
  142. Alexander Stafford, MP for Rother Valley[1]
  143. Jane Stevenson, MP for Wolverhampton North East[1]
  144. Graham Stuart, MP for Beverley and Holderness[1] (previously endorsed Shapps)
  145. James Sunderland, MP for Bracknell[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  146. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  147. Craig Tracey, MP for North Warwickshire[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  148. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed[1] (previously endorsed Tugendhat)
  149. Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling[46] (previously ran for leadership)
  150. Ben Wallace, MP for Wyre and Preston North[47]
  151. Giles Watling, MP for Clacton[1]
  152. Suzanne Webb, MP for Stourbridge[1]
  153. Heather Wheeler, MP for South Derbyshire[1] (previously endorsed Mordaunt)
  154. Craig Whittaker, MP for Calder Valley[26]
  155. John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon[1]
  156. Bill Wiggin, MP for North Herefordshire[1] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  157. Nadhim Zahawi, MP for Stratford-on-Avon[48](previously ran for leadership)

Tom Tugendhat

[edit]
Tom Tugendhat (eliminated after 3rd round; subsequently endorsed Truss)
  1. Nickie Aiken, MP for Cities of London and Westminster[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  2. Aaron Bell, MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  3. Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen[49] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  4. Karen Bradley, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  5. Rehman Chishti, MP for Gillingham and Rainham[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  6. James Daly, MP for Bury North[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  7. Simon Fell, MP for Barrow and Furness[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  8. Jo Gideon, MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  9. Chris Green, MP for Bolton West[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  10. Damian Green, MP for Ashford[50] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt, then Sunak)
  11. Stephen Hammond, MP for Wimbledon[51] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  12. Paul Holmes, MP for Eastleigh[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  13. Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border[1]
  14. Robert Largan, MP for High Peak[52]
  15. Mark Logan, MP for Bolton North East[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  16. Damien Moore, MP for Southport[53] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  17. Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  18. Mark Pawsey, MP for Rugby[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  19. Ben Spencer, MP for Runnymede and Weybridge[1]
  20. John Stevenson, MP for Carlisle[54] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  21. Robert Syms, MP for Poole[2] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)
  22. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, MP for Berwick-upon-Tweed[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)

Nadhim Zahawi

[edit]
Nadhim Zahawi (eliminated after 1st round; subsequently endorsed Truss)
  1. Jack Brereton, MP for Stoke-on-Trent South[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt)
  2. Sara Britcliffe, MP for Hyndburn[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  3. Michelle Donelan, MP for Chippenham[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt, then Truss)
  4. Tobias Ellwood, MP for Bournemouth East[1] (subsequently endorsed Mordaunt; whip suspended on 19 July)
  5. Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North[1]
  6. Mark Fletcher, MP for Bolsover[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  7. Jonathan Gullis, MP for Stoke-on-Trent North[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  8. Mark Jenkinson, MP for Workington[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  9. David Johnston, MP for Wantage[1]
  10. Brandon Lewis, MP for Great Yarmouth[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  11. Amanda Milling, MP for Cannock Chase[1] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  12. Jesse Norman, MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire[1]
  13. Paul Scully, MP for Sutton and Cheam[1]
  14. Maggie Throup, MP for Erewash[1] (subsequently endorsed Sunak)

Former MPs

[edit]

This list does not include former MPs that became peers

Rishi Sunak

[edit]
  1. Paul Goodman, former MP for Wycombe (2001–10) and editor of ConservativeHome[55]
  2. David Lidington, former MP for Aylesbury (1992-2019) and former cabinet minister[56]
  3. David Mellor, former MP for Putney (1979-1997) and former cabinet minister

Penny Mordaunt

[edit]
  1. Julian Brazier, former MP for Canterbury (1987–2017)[57]

Liz Truss

[edit]
  1. Ann Widdecombe, former MEP for South West England (2019-2020) and former MP for Maidstone and The Weald (1987–2010)

Peers

[edit]

Kemi Badenoch

[edit]
  1. The Lord Agnew of Oulton[58]
  2. The Baroness Cavdendish of Little Venice
  3. The Lord Coe[59][60]
  4. The Baroness Fox of Buckley (non-affiliated)[61]
  5. The Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Liz Truss

[edit]
  1. The Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon[62]
  2. The Lord Frost of Allenton[63]
  3. The Lord Harris of Peckham[64]
  4. The Viscount Ridley[65]

Penny Mordaunt

[edit]
  1. The Baroness Foster of Oxton[66]

Rishi Sunak

[edit]
  1. The Lord Howard of Lympne[67]
  2. The Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links[68]
  3. The Lord Hague of Richmond[69]
  4. The Lord Lawson of Blaby[70]
  5. The Lord Lilley[71]

Members of devolved legislatures

[edit]

Rishi Sunak

[edit]
  1. Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian[72]
  2. Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian[73]
  3. Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands[73]
  4. Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood[73]
  5. James Evans, MS for Brecon and Radnorshire (subsequently endorsed Truss)[74]
  6. Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland[72]
  7. Sam Kurtz, MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire[74]
  8. Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife[73]
  9. Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife[72]
  10. Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife[72]

Liz Truss

[edit]
  1. Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries[75]
  2. Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland
  3. James Evans, MS for Brecon and Radnorshire (previously endorsed Sunak)[74]
  4. Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife[75]
  5. Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire[75]
  6. Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland[75]
  7. Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland (previously endorsed Tugendhat)[75]
  8. Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland[75]
  9. Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire[75]
  10. Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland[75]

Tom Tugendhat

[edit]
  1. Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland (subsequently endorsed Truss)[76]

Directly elected mayors

[edit]

Jeremy Hunt

[edit]
  1. Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands[77] (subsequently endorsed Truss)

Rishi Sunak

[edit]
  1. Ben Houchen, Mayor of Tees Valley[78]

Liz Truss

[edit]
  1. Andy Street, Mayor of West Midlands[79] (previously endorsed Hunt)

Individuals

[edit]

Kemi Badenoch

[edit]
  1. Glynis Barber, actress[citation needed]
  2. Julie Bindel, feminist campaigner and journalist[80][non-primary source needed]
  3. Allison Bailey, barrister, gender critical activist[81]
  4. Sharron Davies, former Olympic swimmer[82]
  5. Leo McKinstry, journalist, historian and author[83]
  6. Fraser Nelson, journalist and editor of The Spectator (subsequently endorsed Sunak)[84]
  7. Patrick O'Flynn, journalist and former UKIP MEP for East of England[85] (subsequently endorsed Truss)
  8. Calvin Robinson, political commentator, teacher and church deacon[86]
  9. Aris Roussinos, journalist and writer for UnHerd[87]
  10. David Starkey, historian and presenter[88][better source needed]
  11. Andrew Sullivan, writer and journalist[89][non-primary source needed][84]
  12. Damian Thompson, journalist[90]
  13. Robert Tombs, historian, professor and author[91]

Suella Braverman

[edit]
  1. Nigel Farage, broadcaster and former UKIP leader[92] (subsequently endorsed Badenoch)

Sajid Javid

[edit]
  1. Benedict Rogers, human rights activist and journalist[93]

Penny Mordaunt

[edit]
  1. Gerard Lyons, economist[94]
  2. Allison Pearson, columnist and author[95]
  3. Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian politician[96]
  4. Vasyl Virastyuk, Ukrainian politician[96]

Rishi Sunak

[edit]
  1. James Forsyth, journalist[97]
  2. Fraser Nelson, journalist and Editor of The Spectator[84]
  3. Adar Poonawalla, Indian businessman[98]
  4. Emily Sheffield, journalist[99]

Liz Truss

[edit]
  1. Arlene Foster, former first minister of Northern Ireland[100]
  2. Patrick O'Flynn, journalist and former UKIP MEP for East of England[101] (previously endorsed Badenoch)
  3. Daphne Trimble, former NIHRC and ECNI member and widow of David Trimble[102]

Tom Tugendhat

[edit]
  1. Bret Stephens, American journalist[103]

Publications

[edit]
Publications 2019 general election
main endorsement
Candidate[104][105] Link
The Times Conservative Party Rishi Sunak [1]
The Daily Telegraph Conservative Party Liz Truss [2]
The Sunday Telegraph Conservative Party Liz Truss [3]
The Daily Mail Conservative Party Liz Truss [4]
The Daily Express Conservative Party Liz Truss [5]
The Sunday Express Conservative Party Liz Truss [6]
Evening Standard Conservative Party Liz Truss [7]

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