The Conservative Party in Parliament is to narrow down the candidates it sends to its members to just two this week. With Matt Hancock now backing Boris Johnson and many other moderates accepting their fate, it looks as though the former Foreign Secretary has a clear path to victory, despite refusing to go on the Channel 4 debate yesterday evening. MPs will now eliminate the candidates by making them secure thirty-three nominations and then increasing that number until only two are left.
Johnson needs to fail, Gerry says…