The new prime minister is.....

[jamesbrown]

A question: you need 20MPs to back you to stand, but does each MP only get to support one person or can an MP support all the candidates they think should be part of the contest?

I can't say for sure, but I think it would only make sense if the trigger for getting on the first ballot were the same as the trigger for getting through a subsequent ballot, threshold numbers aside, i.e., one member, one vote. For the balloted rounds, you can only vote for one candidate.

[d000hg]

Yeah you guys are right. I just wasn't sure if the first round was a voting round or "can you literally find 20 people who reckon it's worth you trying".

[SueEllen]

Are you ready, are you ready for Rishi?
Yes I am, are you
......

[BlasterBates]

Listening to most candidates it appears we'll be seeing the return of the "magic money tree".

[d000hg]

Listening to most candidates it appears we'll be seeing the return of the "magic money tree".

Replace MMT with "bank you borrow from".

[jamesbrown]

Are you ready, are you ready for Rishi?
Yes I am, are you
......

I think you mean Rish!, but nah.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...t-ready-for-me

[Mordac]

Listening to most candidates it appears we'll be seeing the return of the "magic money tree".

When did it go away?

[jamesbrown]

Rish!'s odds tanking, I see. Good.

[SueEllen]

https://conservativehome.com/2022/07...eight-hundred/

The Splash is the favourite.

[d000hg]

Rish!'s odds tanking, I see. Good.

So you can make a nice packet if you're in the know. Are MPs allowed to bet on the result?