It's now official - David Willetts is endorsing David Davis. David Willetts is the first leadership contender, with parliamentary backing, to quit the race. There are now five contenders (with parliamentary backers) still in the race: David Davis, David Cameron, Ken Clarke, Liam Fox and Sir Malcolm Rifkind. It is not clear who David Willetts' four backers will support. This rolling update will identify them if and when they - and others - declare.
David Davis (65)
- David Amess (2/10)
- Richard Bacon
- John Baron (2/10)
- Sir Paul Beresford (2/10)
- Graham Brady
- Julian Brazier
- Dr Greg Clark (24/9)
- Derek Conway
- David Davies
- Philip Davies
- David Davis
- Nadine Dorries
- Jonathan Djanogly
- James Duddridge
- Nigel Evans
- David Evenett
- Michael Fallon
- Mark Field (25/9)
- Eric Forth
- Roger Gale
- David Gauke (2/10)
- Cheryl Gillan (22/9)
- Paul Goodman
- Damian Green
- Dominic Grieve (22/9)
- Philip Hammond
- Nick Herbert
- Mark Hoban (25/9) - former DW supporter
- Philip Hollobone
- Adam Holloway (6/10)
- Stewart Jackson (24/9 in Peterborough Evening News)
- David Jones
- Julie Kirkbride
- Greg Knight
- Ian Liddell-Grainger (19/9)
- David Lidington (25/9) - former DW supporter
- Tim Loughton (19/9)
- Andrew Mackay (20/9)
- Anne Main
- Humphrey Malins (22/9)
- John Maples
- Patrick Mercer
- Andrew Mitchell
- Malcolm Moss (2/10)
- Andrew Murrison (30/9)
- Richard Ottaway (21/9)
- James Paice (2/10)
- Mike Penning (2/10)
- Eric Pickles
- Mark Pritchard
- David Ruffley
- Lee Scott
- Mark Simmonds (19/9)
- Keith Simpson (23/9)
- Richard Spring
- Robert Syms (19/9)
- Ian Taylor
- Shailesh Vara
- Charles Walker
- Ben Wallace (2/10)
- Bill Wiggin
- David Willetts
- David Wilshire
- Ann Winterton (2/10)
- Nicholas Winterton (21/9)
David Cameron (27)
- Peter Ainsworth (10/10)
- Tony Baldry
- Greg Barker
- Richard Benyon
- Sir John Butterfill (29/9)
- David Cameron
- Alan Duncan (6/10)
- Tobias Ellwood
- Nick Gibb MP (7/10)
- Michael Gove
- James Gray (6/10)
- Jeremy Hunt (6/10)
- Boris Johnson
- Mark Lancaster (6/10)
- Oliver Letwin
- Peter Luff
- David Mundell (5/10)
- George Osborne
- Andrew Robathan
- Hugh Robertson (29/9)
- Grant Shapps (6/10)
- Nicholas Soames (29/9)
- Hugo Swire
- Ed Vaizey
- Peter Viggers (8/10)
- Theresa Villiers (5/10)
- Jeremy Wright (7/10)
Kenneth Clarke (20)
- John Bercow
- Alistair Burt
- James Clappison (1/10)
- Kenneth Clarke
- David Curry
- Quentin Davies MP (28/9)
- Stephen Dorrell
- Edward Garnier (10/10)
- John Greenway (7/10)
- John Gummer
- Charles Hendry (16/9 - was backing David Willetts)
- John Horam (28/9)
- Michael Mates (28/9)
- Anthony Steen
- Andrew Tyrie
- Robert Walter
- Nigel Waterson (30/9)
- Ann Widdecombe
- Tim Yeo
- Sir George Young (28/9)
Liam Fox (15)
- David Burrowes (10/10)
- Stephen Crabb (6/10)
- Liam Fox
- Chris Grayling
- Justine Greening
- Greg Hands
- Stephen Hammond (6/10)
- Mark Harper (6/10)
- Oliver Heald
- Eleanor Laing
- Daniel Kawczynski
- Brooks Newmark (6/10)
- Stephen O’Brien
- Gary Streeter
- Desmond Swayne
Sir Malcolm Rifkind (7)
- Michael Ancram (7/10)
- Crispin Blunt
- Peter Bottomley
- Sir Patrick Cormack (7/10)
- Jacqui Lait
- Andrew Pelling
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
The rolling update for when David Willetts was still in the race can be accessed here.
Steve Norris is backing David Cameron.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article318246.ece
As Cameron now has him and Bruce Anderson onside, it's time for Conservatives with political judgement to rally to another candidate!
Posted by: James Hellyer | 09 October 2005 at 00:42
I would be gob-smacked if either Hayes or Howarth backed Clarke. He offers neither euroscepticism nor social conservatism to them.
Posted by: Sean Fear | 09 October 2005 at 00:45
As Hayes and Howarth were among IDS's original supporters, I'd be very surprised if they backed Clarke.
Posted by: James Hellyer | 09 October 2005 at 09:55
The most interesting finding in today's ICM poll for the Politics Show has to be that amongst the wider electorate Cameron only has 13% support, precisely the same as Davis.
This confirms what I've been suspecting since Cameron's speech - that his new-found popularity is very much confined to Tory party members. Clarke remains the public's choice.
Posted by: Andy Stidwill | 09 October 2005 at 15:12
Or it simply confirms that the public at large don't watch the party conferences.
Posted by: James Hellyer | 09 October 2005 at 15:15
Andy, it's pretty obvious that the numbers for Clarke reflect a recognition factor. The last week has seen unprecedented coverage for Cameron, Davis and Fox and the result has been that Clarke's numbers have plummeted. Obviously the change has not been as marked as amongst the members - more of the members were paying attention to the Conference coverage.
Posted by: Cllr Iain Lindley | 09 October 2005 at 15:20
Peter Ainsworth is declaring for Cameron and David Burrowes for Fox according to The Daily Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/10/ntory10.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/10/ixnewstop.html
There is also an interesting list of all the undeclared MPs, with indications of who they might go for:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/10/10/ntory110.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/10/10/ixnewstop.html
The Telegraph seems to think Edward Garnier has declared, but I don't know who for.
Posted by: Coffee Monster | 10 October 2005 at 08:07
Know that undeclared Cornerstone supporters number 18MPs I think like Tim the only thing they can do know is to support either Davis or Fox in the first round? I would say through that out of the remaining 64MPs at least 34 should go to either Davis or Fox in the first round.
Posted by: Peter | 10 October 2005 at 09:40
I've updated as directed, Coffee Monster!
Posted by: Editor | 10 October 2005 at 10:08
Thanks Ed!
Garnier going for Clarke isn't a great surprise. By the way, in a previous post:
http://conservativehome.blogs.com/toryleadership/2005/09/omigod_what_hav.html
you stated that Davis had a 'public declaration of support from the whole of the frontbench home affairs team'.
However, this isn't true as Garnier is a Shadow Minister for Home Affairs and will probably be sitting next to Davis all afternoon. Not the best time to make his declaration!
Posted by: Coffee Monster | 10 October 2005 at 10:33
A good point.
Posted by: Editor | 10 October 2005 at 10:39
Editor,
Today's Times sets out a list of hustings over the next few days: the 92 Group; MPs' wives (this seems delightfully less than modernising, since they don't have a vote, & is presumably on the basis that they will influence their spouses. I wonder if MPs' husbands are invited too...); and next Monday the 1922 committee.
Are your bugs, moles and other sources ready to brief us all?
Posted by: Simon C | 10 October 2005 at 10:42
BBC reporting Sir Malcolm has withdrawn and will back Ken Clarke.
Posted by: Rob | 11 October 2005 at 12:20
Confirmed on epolitix too.
http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200510/a1277de4-3d30-4c00-9ed2-8e31d6bf8611.htm
That will put Clarke, Fox and Cameron very close.
Posted by: Selsdon Man | 11 October 2005 at 12:26
I think that means Michael Ancram will go to the Fox or Davis camps. He stood with IDS against Portillo's "modernisers" and Ken Clarke in 2001, so I can't see him supporting Clarke or "moderniser" Cameron.
Posted by: James Hellyer | 11 October 2005 at 12:28
So the ID card is going to cost us just 30 pounds, which means another 1.44 billion of indirect taxation, if you don't include the under 16's. Methinks that we have a question for the panellists on Question Time tonight. Has this figure been rounded down so that on average it will cost only us 30 pounds a year, because the card has a life expectancy of five years, and that the actual cost on purchase will be closer to the 170 pounds estimate that was given by the LSE? If so then this 14.4 billion would surely be enought to fill Gordon's black hole.
Posted by: andy | 13 October 2005 at 18:34