The breaking information this night out of the 1922: Sajid drops out after failing to seek out 20 backers, all different candidates by way of. See the new Tory management spreadsheet right here.
- Rishi’s large day launching his marketing campaign.
- Gained plenty of new backers, chief amongst them Deputy PM Dominic Raab, who opened for him on the QEII Centre, and Grant Shapps who dropped out to again him
- A really slick launch, with a brief and snappy speech
- Took criticism from hacks who have been blocked – apart from The Solar’s Harry Cole who managed to muscle in – from asking questions.
