The beauty contest for the Tory leadership should Theresa May be forced from office began in earnest last night.
Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid both appeared in the Tory-supporting Spectator magazine to make highly personal interventions as they vie for the top job.
Their move comes as Mrs May faces the prospect of a no confidence vote in her leadership as early as this morning.
The former foreign secretary used a column in the Spectator to open up about his recent weight loss – an intervention which is widely seen as laying the ground for a leadership bid.
And Mr Javid, the Home Secretary, used an interview with the same magazine, which is known as the Tory Bible, to stake his claim.
Mr Javid, left, and Mr Johnson, right, both just pieces in Spectator magazine to pitch to be PM
Jacob Rees-Mogg (pictured in Westminster yesterday) has been calling for Theresa May's resignation for weeks and is among those thought to be vying for her role
The pair are among the favourites to succeed Mrs May if she succumbs to a leadership challenge in the coming days.
But they are only two of what is expected to be a crowded field. Brexiteers have been unable to agree on a candidate, meaning Dominic Raab and David Davis – both former Brexit secretaries – could also throw their hats in the ring.
At the weekend Esther McVey, the former work and pensions secretary, said she would also consider standing if she was approached. Another possible Brexiteer candidate is International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt.
Jeremy Hunt, the Foreign Secretary, who campaigned for Remain but now supports Leave, is also expected to stand.
Penny Mordaunt (pictured left) and Amber Rudd (right) are among the other ministers believed to be preparing for a leadership contest with Mrs May
Others want Amber Rudd, the Remain supporter who recently returned to the Cabinet to take over from Miss McVey, to put her name forward.
It was rumoured at the weekend that Miss Rudd could join Mr Johnson's campaign as part of a dream ticket, uniting Remain and Leave sides.
Similarly, Brexiteer Michael Gove could also support Miss Rudd's candidacy in another dream ticket. Leader of the Commons Andrea Leadsom could also stand.
Mr Johnson, who quit the Cabinet over Brexit in July, has spent months sniping at Mrs May's negotiations.
He used his Spectator article to reveal he has lost 12lb in two weeks after receiving a wake-up call about his health.
He outlined how he has dropped the 'bathfuls' of alcohol for glasses of water, and the late-night binges of chorizo and cheese for hermit-sized breakfast portions of porridge.
House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom (left) and defence secretary Gavin Williamson (right) are among the other rumoured candidates
Mr Johnson revealed his unhealthy habits had seen his weight soar to 16 and a half stone. A visit to the doctor made him feel 'ashamed' of his lifestyle.
The former Cabinet minister said he was a living embodiment of a state of 'akrasia' – acting against better judgment through weakness of will.
Recalling being questioned by the doctor, Mr Johnson said: 'What did I eat? I described the delicious late-night binges of chorizo and cheese.
She winced. How much did I drink? We tried to work it out in units. Glasses, pints, bathfuls?
She looked suitably appalled.' Mr Johnson added: 'I looked at this nice but disapproving French doctor and I resolved, like Gandhi, to be the change I wanted to see.
'I breakfast like some Georgian hermit on porridge with a luxury sprinkling of nuts. At drinks parties I guzzle water and marvel at the Pinteresque slowness with which we come to the point. Is it working? You bet it is.'
Ardent Brexiteer Michael Gove (pictured left) and former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab (right) are also
David Davis voted to leave and could be preparing to take over from Mrs May
The admission comes two days after he made a public pitch for the Tory leadership by appearing on TV sporting a more statesmanlike closely-cropped hairstyle.
Meanwhile, Mr Javid appeared to set out his stall for the leadership. In his Spectator interview, he said that voters want 'to see politicians that they can relate to; that they think are authentic.'
The Home Secretary also challenged the immigration target, championed by Mrs May, arguing that the policy should be set solely in terms of what is in the national interest.
'Personally, I think that is far more important than someone saying, 'our immigration policy is about bringing numbers down, and nothing else',' he said.
Last night Mr Davis, 69, wrote in the Daily Telegraph: 'It is time to grasp the nettle and move on to a new strategy.
But the Government's tactics have indeed run us down to the wire, so it is also time to plan for a managed 'no deal' exit. 'No deal' is actually a misnomer; we will depart on World Trade Organisation terms.
'Now is the moment to seize control and deliver our own destiny. We are crying out for leadership and direction.'
Pictured: Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
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