The entry requirement into the contest is 100 nominations. There are 360 Tory MPs, so the maximum number of participants will be 3. No MP can nominate more than 1 candidate.

Overall Count Thus Far (updated when any Conservative MP nominates a candidate) :- https://order-order.com/2022/10/20/w...sheet-returns/

Carlisle Conservative MP John Stevenson has nominated Rishi Sunak.

To clarify, this is not the actual Conservative leadership election. It is the process of deciding who can take part in the leadership election. This nomination stage closes at 2:00pm on Monday.