Resolves YES if any person who has been a permanent leader of the UK Conservative Party provides a clear endorsement of any of the current leadership candidates that remain in the race. The endorsement must take place BEFORE the candidate is locked in as the winner, either:

• because they have won

• All their competitors have stood down

• Their odds on this leadership market have settled at above 90% for longer than three days.

Living former Conservative leaders:

• John Major

• William Hague

• Iain Duncan Smith

• Michael Howard

• David Cameron

• Theresa May

• Boris Johnson

• Liz Truss

• Rishi Sunak

Current leadership candidates:

• Kemi Badenoch

• Robert Jenrick

• Tom Tugendhat

• James Cleverly

• Mel Stride.