Liz Truss: Which MPs have declared support for Liz Truss? Latest figures as Sunak flails

Kay Burley grills Liz Truss on her policy U-Turns

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Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, the final two Tory leadership contenders, have several hustings scheduled throughout July as they try to curry favour with the party’s members. The 160,000 potential voters will pay close attention to their policy proposals ahead of September 2, when they have to cast their final ballots. Those who don’t get to attend a speech or watch the televised debates may rely on the opinions of others to inform their decision, and a clutch of MPs have gathered behind both candidates.

Which MPs have declared support for Liz Truss?

Ms Truss, who is running to become Prime Minister while serving as foreign secretary, was a latecomer to the leadership contest.

She followed Mr Sunak, one of the earliest MPs to announce his bid, a few days after Boris Johnson resigned in disgrace at the steps of Number 10.

While lagging slightly on the campaign front, she has made up for it with high-profile endorsements.

Early this morning, she boasted of the support she has received from 21 “current and former” Conservative colleagues.

Those colleagues included:

Jake Berry
Suella Braverman
James Cleverly
Simon Clarke
Therese Coffey
Michelle Donelan
David Frost
Sajid Javid
David Jones
Kwasi Kwarteng
Brandon Lewis
Penny Mordaunt
David Mundell
Nadine Dorries
John Redwood
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Iain Duncan Smith
Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Ben Wallace
John Whittingdale
Nadhim Zahawi

Altogether as of late July, Ms Truss had approximately 43 supporters within the Tory ranks, many of whom ran against her in previous rounds of the leadership contest.

Which MPs have declared their support for Rishi Sunak?

Mr Sunak was the most popular leadership candidate among Tory MPs in the race’s early days and came close to receiving 120 votes before its latest stage.

As of July 19, he still has the largest backing, with around 77 MPs in his court.

But unfortunately for the ex-Chancellor, this is the only aspect of the competition where he leads Ms Truss.

The MPs supporting Mr Sunak include:

Mark Harper
Jacob Young
Angela Richardson
John Glen
Laura Trott
Mark Spencer
Claire Coutinho
Liam Fox
Paul Maynard
Bob Neill
Oliver Dowden
Mel Stride
Julie Marson
Bim Afolami
Simon Jupp
Simon Hoare
Louie French
Andrew Murrison
Helen Whately
Fay Jones
Peter Gibson
Craig Williams
Robert Goodwill
James Cartlidge
Gareth Davies
Siobhan Baillie
Simon Hart
Rebecca Pow
Anthony Browne
Ruth Edwards
Greg Hands
Gary Streeter
Laura Farris
Andrew Bowie
Victoria Prentis
Dominic Raab
Grant Shapps
Gillian Keegan
Lucy Frazer
Gavin Williamson
Matt Hancock
James Wild
Alex Chalk
Steve Barclay
Chris Skidmore
Stephen Crabb
Andrew Jones
Alun Cairns
Simon Baynes
Michael Ellis
Theresa Villiers
Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Quin
Nigel Huddleston
Will Quince
Richard Holden
Paul Howell
Robert Buckland
Richard Graham
Robert Halfon
David Rutley
Andrew Mitchell
Huw Merriman
Jonathan Djanogly
Steve Brine
Robin Walker
Damian Hinds
Nick Gibb
Mark Pawsey
Marcus Jones
Rehman Chishti
Desmond Swayne
Victoria Atkins

Mr Sunak has clinched the lead in supporting MPs, but the latest polls show he is far behind Ms Truss with members.

A survey conducted by YouGov on Tuesday of more than 1,000 members found that she was 38 points ahead of her rival.

The pollsters found that she had the support of 69 percent of voters, while Mr Sunak had just 31 percent.

The foreign secretary gained seven more points on her last survey, showing her campaign is only gathering steam.

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